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CAPE Chemistry Unit 2 · 2012 · Paper 1 · Question Q24

Hexane will not absorb light in the UV/VIS region of the spectrum because there is a

  1. (A)large difference in energy between the bonding and antibonding orbitals
  2. (B)large difference in energy between the bonding and non-bonding orbitals
  3. (C)small difference in energy between the bonding and non-bonding orbitals
  4. (D)small difference in energy between the bonding and antibonding orbitals

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