A bonding molecular orbital always possesses lower energy than either of the atomic orbitals that have overlapped to from it because

Options

A. electrons placed in a bonding molecular orbital tend to hold the nucleus together and stabilise a molecule
B. electrons placed in a bonding molecular orbital repels each other
C. the electrons density in a bonding molecular orbital is located between the nuclei of the bonded atoms because of which the repulsion between the nuclei is very less
D. Both (1) and (2)

Answer

A