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← ScienceWhich risk increases when high-energy electrons occupy antibonding orbitals in a nitrogen laser?
A)Premature gain medium degradation✓
B)Increased stimulated emission intensity
C)Extended pulse duration outputs
D)Enhanced population inversion formation
💡 Explanation
Occupying antibonding orbitals weakens the N≡N bond via antibonding lessening the bond order; therefore, nitrogen molecules dissociate because the weakened bond favors decomposition rather than radiative decay, leading to gain medium degradation.
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