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‘In ethane there are 6 covalent bonds. Five are strong σ bonds and the remaining one is a weak π bond.’ 1. Do you agree with this? 2. How is a bond different from π bond in the mode of formation?

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1. Yes. 

2. Sigma bond is formed by the end to end overlapping of bonding orbitals along the internuclear axis, π bond is formed by the lateral or sidewise overlap of half filled atomic orbitals.



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