Q.
The number of nodal planes present in σ∗s antibonding orbitals is
2790
218
KCETKCET 2008Chemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
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Solution:
In an antibonding molecular orbital, most of the electron density is located away from the space between the nuclei, as a result of which there is a nodal plane (ie, a plane at which the electron density is zero) between the nuclei.