s and p Orbital Overlap (lower energy) o bonding MO node (higher energy) Px (-)5 σ*antibonding MO Copyright2010 Pearson Prentice Hall.Inc. Overlap of an s orbital with a p orbital also gives a bonding MO and an antibonding MO. Chapter 2 10 Chapter 2 10 s and p Orbital Overlap • Overlap of an s orbital with a p orbital also gives a bonding MO and an antibonding MO