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ChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular StructureJEE Main

The maximum number of covalent bonds between two like atoms can be

Answer: (A)

Solution

Two atoms bonded to each other can form at most 1 sigma bond (head-on overlap) plus pi bonds formed by sideways overlap of unhybridized p-orbitals; since an atom has only 3 available p-orbitals (), at most 2 of these can form

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