Which of the following molecular orbitals has a maximum number of nodal planes?
(i) σ*1s
(ii) σ*2pz
(iii) π2px
(iv) π*2py
(iv);
The σ*1s, σ*2pz, and π2px have only one nodal plane while π*2py orbital has 2 nodal planes.
The nodal plane divides the molecular orbitals.
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