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Why do nodes go through carbons in the benzene ring in the molecular orbital diagrams
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The nodes in the molecular orbital diagrams of benzene go through the carbons because they represent the regions where the probability of finding an electron is zero. In benzene, the pi electrons are delocalized across the entire ring, resulting in a system of bonding and antibonding molecular orbitals. The nodes are a consequence of the wave nature of electrons and the destructive interference of wavefunctions.
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