Bonding MO: lower in energy than isolated atoms
Antibonding MO: higher in energy than isolated atoms
number of AOs combined = number of MOs produced
To form MOs, AOs must have similar energy and orientation
Sigma (s) and pi (p) bonds are denoted as before; a star (asterick)
is used to denote antibonding MOs.
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