Solved Problem 1 Draw the o*antibonding orbital that results from the destructive overlap of the two px orbitals just shown. Solution This orbital results from the destructive overlap of lobes of the two p orbitals with opposite phases.If the signs are reversed on one of the orbitals,adding the two orbitals gives an antibonding orbital with a node separating the two nuclei: node (higher energy) Px o*antibonding MO Copyright 2010 Pearson Prentice Hall,Inc. Chapter 2 9Solved Problem 1 Chapter 2 9 Draw the s* antibonding orbital that results from the destructive overlap of the two px orbitals just shown. This orbital results from the destructive overlap of lobes of the two p orbitals with opposite phases. If the signs are reversed on one of the orbitals, adding the two orbitals gives an antibonding orbital with a node separating the two nuclei: Solution