antibonding orbital

English

Noun

antibonding orbital (plural antibonding orbitals)

(chemistry, physics) an atomic or molecular orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together - thus generating a repulsive force that hinders bonding

Translations

an orbital whose energy increases as its constituent atoms are brought closer together

French: orbitale antiliante f
Portuguese: orbital de antiligação m

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