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Ch.9 - Molecular Geometry and Bonding Theories

Chapter 9, Problem 74d

Indicate whether each statement is true or false. (d) Electrons cannot occupy a nonbonding orbital.

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Hello everyone in this video. We're trying to see if this statement here is true. It reads bonding orbital's can only be filled in paris since a bond needs two electrons. Well, all orbital's can contain paired electrons. There was never a rule that says that it cannot be this way, and it also does not matter if it's bonding or anti bonding. Alright. And what that with that being said, then this statement here is going to be false, so it is not true. So our answer here is us, and this is going to be our final answer for the problem.