Pie and Sigma bond _Carbon and ItsCompound The sigma bond is a bond formed by head to head overlap of orbitals. In sigma bonds the electron density is concentrated in between the two atoms. The sigma bond in a molecule is denoted by a single bond . Hence in a molecule, all the single bonds are sigma bonds. For example in ethane (CH 3 -CH 3 ), there are seven single bonds. So, there are seven sigma bonds in ethane (six C-H and one C-C). Thus saturated hydrocarbons possess only sigma bonds. The formation of sigma bonds is shown below Pie bond is formed by the sideways overlapping of orbitals. In pie bonds, the electron density also concentrates between the atoms, but on either side of the line joining the two atoms. the shape of the molecule is determined by the sigma bonds but not by the pie bonds. Pie bond in fact shortens the bond length. A double bond is made up of one sigma bond and one pie bond. A triple bond is made up of one sigma bond and two pie bonds. Thus the
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