Compare and contrast the concepts of hybrid orbitals and molecular orbitals with respect to
(i) The number of atoms involved
(ii) The number of orbitals produced from a given number of ground state orbitals
(iii) The energies of the resulting orbitals with respect to one another
(b) Distinguish between non-bonding and antibonding orbitals
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Explanation

Non bonding orbitals have the same energy as the atomic orbitals from which they are formed antibonding orbitals have higher energies than the highest energy atomic orbitals from which they are formed .