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Which outcome is observed when electron wave function overlap increases?

A)Bonding orbital stabilization is subsequently favored.
B)Antibonding orbital destabilization dominates strongly.
C)Electron correlation effects become negligible.
D)Orbital hybridization contributes minimally overall.

💡 Explanation

Increased overlap of electron wave functions leads to constructive interference, because this increases electron density between nuclei via orbital hybridization. The **linear combination of atomic orbitals** therefore results in lower total energy rather than destabilization, and correlation is not lessened by wave function modifications

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