Question: Suppose a ground-state calculation gives us some virtual orbitals for the molecule M. In which one of the following species would an excited electron occupy

Suppose a ground-state calculation gives us some virtual orbitals for the molecule M. In which one of the following species would an excited electron occupy an MO that was well approximated by a virtual orbital of ground-state M? (a) M; (b) M+; (c) M-. Explain.

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