How many sigma and pi bonds are in an ethyne molecule?

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How many sigma and pi bonds are in an ethyne molecule?

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Answer 1 · 2016-04-27T18:12:24

#3# #xx# #sigma# and #2# #xx# #pi#

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In the acetylene molecule, #H-C-=C-H#, we can directly count #3# #sigma# bonds, #2xxC-H# and #1xxC-C#. The remaining #2# #pi# bonds lie above and below and beside the #C-C# vector.

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