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Compare the energies of molecular orbitals of homonuclear diatomic molecules with the energies of the atomic orbitals with which they correlate.
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Both bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals lie lower in energy than the atomic orbitals. |
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Both bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals are higher in energy than the atomic orbitals. |
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Bonding orbitals are higher and antibonding orbitals are lower in energy than the atomic orbitals. |
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Bonding orbitals are lower and antibonding orbitals are higher in energy than the atomic orbitals. |