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JEE Main 2022 — Structure Of Atom Question with Solution

From: JEE Main 2022 (Online) 28th July Evening Shift

Question

Given below are two statements: One is labelled as Assertion and the other is labelled as Reason

Assertion : Zero orbital overlap is an out of phase overlap.

Reason : It results due to different orientation / direction of approach of orbitals.

In the light of the above statements, choose the correct answer from the options given below

Choose an option

Show full solutionCorrect option: A
Correct answer
ABoth A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A

Step-by-step explanation

Zero overlapping is something in which there is no overlapping between two orbitals. The first condition is that the two orbitals should not be symmetrical and the second condition is that both orbitals should be in different planes.

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