A student says the picture at right must represent a triple bond. a. Agree or disagree...

A student says the picture at right must represent a triple bond.

a. Agree or disagree with this statement, and explain your reasoning.

b. How many electrons are there in a triple bond, and how many electrons are there in the bond represented at right?

c. What misconception may have caused this student to think this was a representation of a triple bond?

d. You are supposed to imagine that an orbital is a 3D object like a balloon. In the picture of a double bond above, all the “balloons” are centered in the plane of the paper. Where is there space to add a second π bond linking these same two nuclei so as to generate a triple bond?