JEE Main Chemistry question
Which orbital is used by the oxygen atom to form a sigma bond with the other oxygen atom in the molecule?
Answer: (B)
Solution
In the valence-bond picture commonly used for , each oxygen atom is treated as hybridised: one orbital forms the bond with the other oxygen,
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