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Which increased risk results when antibonding molecular orbitals become populated?

A)Reduced overall bond order
B)Enhanced electron delocalization
C)Increased molecular dipole moment
D)Greater ionization potential

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Reduced bond order is the outcome. Increased electron population in antibonding orbitals weakens the overall attraction between atoms because these orbitals counteract the stabilization of bonding orbitals; therefore, the bond order decreases, rather than increasing stability or altering dipole properties significantly.

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