Given below are two statements : In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below :
- Both Statement I and Statement II are true
- Both Statement I and Statement II are false
- Statement I is true but Statement II is false
- Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Answer
(4) Statement I is false but Statement II is true
Solution
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Statement I: π bonding MO = in-phase sideways overlap of p orbitals ⇒ electron density is HIGHER above and below the inter-nuclear axis ⇒ false
Statement II: π* MO = out-of-phase overlap ⇒ a nodal plane between the two nuclei ⇒ true
∵ in-phase lobes merge (bonding), opposite-phase lobes cancel between the nuclei (antibonding).
Answer: (4)