Use Figs. 45 and 46 to answer the following questions.
a. Would the bonding MO in HF place greater electron density near the H or the F atom? Why?
b. Would the bonding MO have greater fluorine 2p character, greater hydrogen 1s character, or an equal contribution from both? Why?
c. Answer parts a and b for the antibonding MO in HF.
Figure 45

Figure 46

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HF atom molcule atom H aucleus F nucleus