(a) How many π molecular orbitals are present in deca-1,3,5,7,9-pentaene (CH2 = CH – OH = OH – CH = CH – OH = OH – CH = CH2)? (b) How many are bonding MOs and how many are antibonding MOs? (c) How many nodes are present in ψ1? (d) How many nodes are present in ψ10*

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(a) How many π molecular orbitals are present in deca-1,3,5,7,9-pentaene (CH2 = CH – OH = OH – CH = CH – OH = OH – CH = CH2)? (b) How many are bonding MOs and how many are antibonding MOs? (c) How many nodes are present in ψ1? (d) How many nodes are present in ψ10*

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