# antibonding molecular orbital

> type of molecular orbital (MO) that weakens the bond between two atoms and helps to raise the energy of the molecule relative to the separated atom; is normally higher in energy than bonding molecular orbital

**Wikidata**: [Q1108736](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1108736)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antibonding_molecular_orbital)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/antibonding-molecular-orbital


## References

1. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
2. Quora
3. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)