How many sigma and pi bonds are in acetic acid, #CH_3CO_2H#?

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How many sigma and pi bonds are in acetic acid, #CH_3CO_2H#?

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Answer 1 · 2018-04-06T20:21:32

This is acetic acid,

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Each single bond has a #sigma# bond between two hybridized orbitals of the carbons. Each double bond has a #sigma# and #pi# bond between the two hybridized orbitals and unoccupied p-orbital in the carbon atom(s) (and oxygen in this case).

Hence, acetic acid has:

3 #sigma# bonds, and

1 #pi# bond.

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