Pi (_) bondingin Ethyne

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• Less efficient sideways overlap of the pz and py orbitals gives two CóC pi (_) bonds .

C

C

H

H

H

H

• These together with the _ bond form the triple bond.

• Two sets of clouds (shown in green and blue) form _y and _z bonding orbital.

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