Which of the following combinations of orbtials are allowed in LCAO method (considering z-axis to be molecular axis) and sketch the shapes of molecular orbitals formed by their addition and subtraction:(i)    s and pz(ii)    px and px(iii)    pz and py(iv)    s and px. - Zigya
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Which of the following combinations of orbtials are allowed in LCAO method (considering z-axis to be molecular axis) and sketch the shapes of molecular orbitals formed by their addition and subtraction:
(i)    s and pz
(ii)    px and px
(iii)    pz and py
(iv)    s and px.


Allowed combinations:
(i) s and p.z combination

(ii) px and px combination.

Not allowed combinations:

(iii) py and py combination Since they have





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