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p?-p? and p?-d? bonding is considered one of the most asked concept.
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The number and type of bonds in ion in CaC2 are :
The outer orbitals of C in ethene molecule can be considered to be hybridized to give three equivalent orbitals. The total number of sigma and pi bonds in ethene molecule is
Which one of the following molecules contains no bond?
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p?-p? Bonding
When one p-orbital of one atom is vacant and the other atom has a lone pair of electrons then if this lone pair is donated to the vacant p-vacant orbital then the type of bond formed is known as p?-p? bonding.
For example, Boron ib BF3 has one empty p-orbital and p-orbital of fluorine contains lone pair, thus in this case boron acts as a Lewis acid and fluorine as a Lewis base. Thus, Fluorine donates its lone pair to boron and thus forms p?-p? bonding.
p?-d? Bonding
When one d-orbital of one atom is vacant and the other atom has a lone pair of electrons then if this lone pair is donated to the vacant d-vacant orbital then the type of bond formed is known as p?-d? bonding. In other words, p?-d? bond is formed when p orbital of one atom and d orbital of another atom overlap laterally.
For example, PO43- has a p?-d? bonding because the lateral overlap of p-orbital of oxygen atom with d-orbital of sulphur atom occurs.
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