Tuesday, December 11, 2018

physical chemistry - Destabilization of antibonding MO vs stabilization of bonding MO


My textbook writes that




The net energy stabilization due to the occupation of a bonding MO is equal to the net energy destabilization due to the occupation of the corresponding antibonding MO.



Essentially, it claims that these two quantities are equal.


MO diagram


(Image source: SparkNotes)


Shouldn't the antibonding orbital be destabilized more than the bonding orbital is stabilized, though?




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