Chemistry / Unit 6 Chem 1085 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Pi Bond
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The idea
A pi bond forms from side-by-side overlap of two parallel p orbitals, above and below the internuclear axis, alongside an existing sigma bond.
In practice
Two adjacent p orbitals on double-bonded carbons overlap side by side, forming the pi bond alongside their sigma bond.
Where people slip
A pi bond never occurs alone; it always forms in addition to a sigma bond between the same two atoms.
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