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Which mechanism stabilizes noble gas compounds given electron excitation?

A)Hybrid orbital formation occurs
B)Increased kinetic molecular energy
C)Destructive wave interference begins
D)Anharmonic bond vibrational excitation

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Hybrid orbital formation decreases the energy of the excited electrons and allows bonding; because electron promotion occurs into higher energy orbitals, the hybridization alters electron distribution, therefore stabilizing a structure rather than causing dissociation due to excess energy.

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