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Give examples of sigma bonds in molecules that form from overlap of the following orbitals
CHEMISTRY · Multi-part · A Level · Chemistry · Bonding · Bonding
Problem
Give examples of sigma bonds in molecules that form from overlap of the following orbitals. The first one is completed for you as an example. (a) s–s: answer H–H in H
2
(b) s–p (c) p–p end-on (d) sp
3
–s (e) sp
2
–s (f) sp–s (g) sp
2
–p
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