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H2-2 magnetization according to molecular orbital theory

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The two such half field atomic orbitals compbine to from a molecular orbital which contains both these electrons. But helium (Z=2) has already a filled orbital (1s2). Therefore, the atomic orbitals of the helium atoms donot combine. Thus, a molecule of H2 exists while that of He2 does not.

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