Which of the following is the correct arrangement of molecular orbitals arranged in an ascending order of their energies? A) σnp_z, σnp_z*, πnp_x/πnp_y, πnp_x*/πnp_y* B) σnp_z, πnp_x/πnp_y,σnp_z*, πnp_x*/πnp_y* C) σnp_z, πnp_x*/πnp_y*, πnp_x/πnp_y,σnp_z* D) σnp_z, πnp_x/πnp_y, πnp_x*/πnp_y*, σnp_z* E) σnp_z, πnp_x*/πnp_y*, σnp_z*, πnp_x/πnp_y

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The correct arrangement of molecular orbitals in an ascending order of their energies is σnp_z, πnp_x/πnp_y, πnp_x*/πnp_y*, σnp_z*. This is because the σnp_z orbital has the lowest energy, followed by the π orbitals, and finally, the σ* orbital has the highest energy. Choice D is the only option that has this arrangement.

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