JEE Main Chemistry question

The nodal plane in the -bond of ethene is located in:

(A)The molecular planeCorrect
(B)A plane parallel to the molecular plane
(C)A plane perpendicular to the molecular plane which bisects the carbon-carbon -bond at right angle
(D)A plane perpendicular to the molecular plane which contains the carbon-carbon -bond

Answer: (A)

Solution

A -bond is formed by sideways overlap of unhybridized -orbitals lying perpendicular to the molecular plane; its electron density is concentrated in two lobes, one above

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Question ID VK-133747