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If N(x) is the number of bonding orbital...

If `N_(x)` is the number of bonding orbitals of an atom and `N_y` is the number of antibonding orbitals, then the molecule/atom will be stable if

A

`N_b gt N_a`

B

`N_b gt N_a`

C

`N_b = N_a`

D

`N_b le N_a`

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