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← ScienceWhich consequence results when wave functions of two antibonding orbitals constructively interfere?
A)Increased electron density between nuclei
B)Strengthened pi bonding framework
C)Destructive interference of atomic orbitals
D)Nodal plane formation and destabilization✓
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Nodal plane formation causes destabilization because the **linear combination of atomic orbitals** results in destructive interference in the region between the nuclei, therefore raising the system’s energy rather than contributing to bonding as bonding orbitals would have.
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