Multiple choice

Assertion: Six p-orbitals in benzene combine to form three bonding and three antibonding molecular orbitals. Reason: Each bonding orbital contains a pair of electrons with opposite spins.

  1. Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are true but R is NOT the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true but R is false.

  4. A is false but R is true.

  5. Both A and R are false.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

According to the principle of LCAO, number of MO’s is equal to the number of combining AO’s; half of which are bonding and the rest of the half are antibonding. Thus, this option is correct.

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