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Which one of the following statements is incorrect related to Molecular Orbital Theory?
A
The $\pi^*$ antibonding molecular orbital has a node between the nuclei.
B
In the formation of bonding molecular orbital, the two electron waves of the bonding atoms reinforce each other.
C
Molecular orbitals obtained from $2P_x$ and $2P_y$ orbitals are symmetrical around the bond axis.
D
A $\pi$-bonding molecular orbital has larger electron density above and below the internuclear axis.
Detailed Solution
Molecular orbitals formed from $2P_x$ and $2P_y$ orbitals (perpendicular to the bond axis, typically taken as the z-axis) are actually unsymmetrical (not symmetrical) around the bond axis — they form $\pi$ molecular orbitals with electron density above and below the axis, not symmetric around it. So this statement is incorrect.