Which outcome occurs when sigma (*) antibonding orbitals dominate?

💡 Explanation

Antibonding orbitals are higher energy than bonding orbitals; therefore, population of sigma (*) orbitals causes increased bond length due to repulsive electronic interactions, rather than paramagnetism because paired electrons dominate, or tunnelling because nuclear properties matter more.

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