Use the buttons to display the 1s orbitals that make up the sigma framework and the resulting sigma bonding and antibonding orbitals.
The dots in the diagram represent the hydrogen nuclei. The electrons are represented by the vertical arrows.
Explore bonding orbitals in other small molecules
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