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How is a sigma bond different from a pi bond?(a) A sigma bond is a bonding molecular orbit...

How is a sigma bond different from a pi bond?

(a) A sigma bond is a bonding molecular orbital; a pi bond is an antibonding molecular orbital.


(b) A sigma bond is a single bond, whereas a pi bond is a double bond.


(c) The electron density in a sigma bond lies along the internuclear axis; that of a pi bond does not.

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