Chemical Bonding And Molecular Structure Question 336
Question: Which of the following molecular orbitals has two nodal planes [KCET 1996]
Options:
A) $ \sigma ,2s $
B) $ \pi ,2p_{y} $
C) $ {{\pi }^{*}},2p_{y} $
D) $ {{\sigma }^{*}},2p_{x} $
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Answer:
Correct Answer: C
Solution:
$ \overset{*}{\mathop{\pi }}2p_{y} $ has two nodal planes.