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π Molecular Orbitals of Benzene

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Click the orbital levels to view the molecular orbitals

The calculated energy of the molecular orbital is shown in the left corner.

  • Observe the degeneracy of pairs of molecular orbitals.
  • Increasing number of nodes corresponds to increasing energy.