let us consider the case of a bonding electron in a diatomic molecule using molecular orbital...

let us consider the case of a bonding electron in a diatomic molecule using molecular orbital theory. Given that the probabilities of finding the electron in atomic orbitals ?A and ?B are 1/3 and 2/3, respectively, what is the LCAO-MO wavefunction for the electron?

(Neglect the overlap integral as a simplifying approximation)

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