Draw a picture that shows all three 2p orbitals on one atom and all three 2p orbitals

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Draw a picture that shows all three 2p orbitals on one atom and all three 2p orbitals on another atom.
(a) Imagine the atoms coming close together to bond. How many σ bonds can the two sets of 2p orbitals make with each other?
(b) How many π bonds can the two sets of 2p orbitals make with each other?
(c) How many anti-bonding orbitals, and of what type, can be made from the two sets of 2p orbitals?
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Chemistry The Central Science

ISBN: 978-0321696724

12th edition

Authors: Theodore Brown, Eugene LeMay, Bruce Bursten, Catherine Murphy, Patrick Woodward

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