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← ScienceWhich consequence results when repulsive orbital interactions dominate bonding?
A)Reduced bond order is observed✓
B)Molecular geometry becomes more stable
C)Increased electron shielding happens
D)Enhanced Van der Waals forces emerge
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Reduced bond order follows from repulsive orbital interactions; antibonding orbitals are populated. Therefore, repulsion leads to weaker bonding, because the filling violates the principle of maximizing bonding orbitals rather than stabilizing geometry through bonding.
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