Which of the following is the incorrect statement?

Question

Which of the following is the incorrect statement? (A) He2 does not exist because its bond order is zero. (B) O2,O2- and O2+ are all paramagnetic. (C) Any two atomic orbitals can combine to form two molecular orbitals. (D) π 2 px and π 2 py are degenerate molecular orbitals.

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Only those atomic orbitals combine, which nearly have, an equal amount of energy.

Q. Which of the following is the incorrect statement?

$H e_{2}$ does not exist because its bond order is zero.

$O_{2}, O_{2}^{-}$ and $O_{2}^{+}$ are all paramagnetic.

Any two atomic orbitals can combine to form two molecular orbitals.

$π_{2 p_{x}}$ and $π_{2 p_{y}}$ are degenerate molecular orbitals.

Only those atomic orbitals combine, which nearly have, an equal amount of energy.

Q. Which of the following is the incorrect statement?

He2​ does not exist because its bond order is zero.

O2​,O2−​ and O2+​ are all paramagnetic.

Any two atomic orbitals can combine to form two molecular orbitals.

π2px​​ and π2py​​ are degenerate molecular orbitals.

Only those atomic orbitals combine, which nearly have, an equal amount of energy.

$H e_{2}$ does not exist because its bond order is zero.

$O_{2}, O_{2}^{-}$ and $O_{2}^{+}$ are all paramagnetic.

$π_{2 p_{x}}$ and $π_{2 p_{y}}$ are degenerate molecular orbitals.