Bonding orbitals in Ethyne (Acetylene) sp
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Use the buttons to display the Hydrogen 1s and Carbon sp orbitals that make up the sigma framework and the remaining p orbitals which form the two pi-bonds.
Observe that the two pi orbitals are perpendicular.
Explore bonding orbitals in other small molecules
Hydrogen | Fluorine | Nitrogen | Hydrogen Fluoride | Carbon Monoxide | Methane | Ammonia | Ethylene | Acetylene | Allene | Formaldehyde | Benzene
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