Look at the plot for the formation of a molecular orbital for dihelium molecule

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Question

Look at the plot for the formation of a molecular orbital for dihelium molecule (a molecule composed of two helium atoms).

Which statement about this diagram is not correct?

A) The two wave functions for a bonding orbital and an anti-bonding orbital actually cancel each other out in the area between the two atoms.

B) The positively charged nuclei repel each other due to their proton charge repulsions.

C) The electrons around each nucleus are distributed evenly.

D) The top plot represents a bonding 1s orbital, while the bottom plot represents an anti-bonding 1s orbital.

C) The electrons around each nucleus are distributed evenly.

in this diagream electrons are not ditributed around the nucleus

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