question_answer 110)

  Which of the following molecular orbitals has maximum number of nodal planes? (a) \[{{\sigma }^{*}}1s\]                                (b) \[{{\sigma }^{*}}2{{p}_{x}}\]                                (c) \[\pi 2{{p}_{x}}\]                                 (d) \[{{\pi }^{*}}2{{p}_{y}}\]

Answer:

  (d)\[{{\pi }^{*}}_{2{{p}_{y}}}\] has maximum nodal planes.