Chemistry: An Atoms First Approach
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Chapter 4, Problem 4ALQ
Which of the following would you expect to be more favorable energetically? Explain.
a. an H2 molecule in which enough energy is added to excite one electron from the bonding to the antibonding MO
b. two separate H atoms
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