Molecular Orbitals - Methane

[@rajeetghosh1287]

All antibonding and bonding MOs are not degenerate. MO doesn't use hybridization; it's a completely different concept where the possible wavefunctions of each orbital of one atom/ligand mix with another orbital/ligand to form a bonding/anti-bonding orbital

[@ThePhysicist]

Very clear explanation. Keep up the good work.

[@govindprajapat5261]

But in mot pure atomic orbital overlap ? Please correct me if I am wrong.

[@AdeemFaizi]

Why do we assume that 4 1s orbitals of the 4 hydrogen atoms and 4 sp3 hybridised orbitals of the carbon atom have the same energy?

[@chelseaakwiwu4500]

how do you find the energy values of the HOMO and LUMO in this case?

[@johncoulter4455]

I think theyguess.

[@ghadeerahmed3318]

Carbon has only one sp3 orbital