The bond order of a molecule can be zero if ______.
there are no electrons in the bonding molecular orbitals
there are no electrons in the antibonding molecular orbitals
there are equal numbers of electrons in the bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals
there are more electrons in the antibonding molecular orbitals than in the bonding molecular orbitals
The bond order of a molecule can be zero if there are equal numbers of electrons in the bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals. This means that the molecule will not have a stable bond.