Among the following, which expression correctly represents linear combination of atomic orbitals?

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Among the following, which expression correctly represents linear combination of atomic orbitals? (A) ΨAB=ψA× ψB (B) ΨAB=(ΨA/ψB) (C) ψAB star=ψA-ψB (D) ΨAB star=ψA2× ψB2

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Linear combination of atomic orbitals involve addition & subtraction of electronic waves.

Q. Among the following, which expression correctly represents linear combination of atomic orbitals?

$Ψ_{A B} = ψ_{A} \times ψ_{B}$

$Ψ_{A B} = \frac{Ψ _{A}}{ψ _{B}}$

$ψ_{A B}^{⋆} = ψ_{A} - ψ_{B}$

$Ψ_{A B}^{⋆} = ψ_{A}^{2} \times ψ_{B}^{2}$

Linear combination of atomic orbitals involve addition & subtraction of electronic waves.

Q. Among the following, which expression correctly represents linear combination of atomic orbitals?

ΨAB​=ψA​×ψB​

ΨAB​=ψB​ΨA​​

ψAB⋆​=ψA​−ψB​

ΨAB⋆​=ψA2​×ψB2​

Linear combination of atomic orbitals involve addition & subtraction of electronic waves.

$Ψ_{A B} = ψ_{A} \times ψ_{B}$

$Ψ_{A B} = \frac{Ψ _{A}}{ψ _{B}}$

$ψ_{A B}^{⋆} = ψ_{A} - ψ_{B}$

$Ψ_{A B}^{⋆} = ψ_{A}^{2} \times ψ_{B}^{2}$