Sunday, February 2, 2020

molecular orbital theory - Why is the more electronegative atom lower in energy in an MO diagram?



Let's take $\ce{NO}$ for example. Why is $\ce{O}$ lower in energy? I asked my teacher and he said that because it is more electronegative and this lowers the bonding energy of the MO. But why?




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