Given below are two statements:
Statement (I): A 
bonding MO has lower electron density above and below the inter-nuclear axis.
Statement (II): The 
anti-bonding MO has a node between the nuclei.
choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below:
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Molecular orbitals obtained from 
and 
orbitals are not symmetrical around the bond
axis because of the presence of positive lobes above and negative lobes below the molecular plane. Such molecular orbitals, are labelled as 
and 
. A 
bonding MO has larger electron density above and below the inter-nuclear axis. The 
antibonding MO has a node between the nuclei.
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