Indicate whether each statement is true or false. (c) Molecules containing electrons that occupy antibonding orbitals must be unstable.

Video transcript

Hello everyone. And this problem we're trying to see if this given statement is true. It reads if there are electrons in the anti bonding orbital, it means that a bond does not exist between the atoms. Well let's remind ourselves what anti bonding or browse our so tight bonding orbital's So anti burning orbital's will the first formed by out of phase combinations of atomic orbital's and they decrease the electron density between atoms. So you can see formed I face combos of atomic overalls. Man. We can also say decreases like trying density between Adams. So even though they do weaken bonds because of this statement right here, it doesn't necessarily mean that a bond doesn't exist between the atoms. So with that being said then then an answer is that this statement is false? It is not true. And that is going to be our final answer for this problem. Thank you all so much for watching.