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Interpretation:
The molecular orbital energy level diagrams of ethene on the basis that the molecule is formed from the appropriately hybridized
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Huckel molecular orbital theory is used for the determination of the energies of molecular orbitals of
Molecular orbital diagrams are used for determining the bonding in molecules using a linear combination of atomic orbitals. The number of molecular orbitals formed is equal to the number of atomic orbitals that combine with each other. The energy of the molecular orbital is given by the expression shown below.
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