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What is the molecular orbital?
How does the concept of molecular orbital relate to chemical bonding?
Good question. The molecular orbital theory explains the formation of chemical bonds between atoms. When two atoms come together to form a molecule, their atomic orbitals overlap, which creates a new set of molecular orbitals. These molecular orbitals can be either bonding or anti-bonding. Bonding orbitals create a stable bond between the atoms, while anti-bonding orbitals destabilize the bond.