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Inorganic Chemistry

explain back bonding in detail.

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15 Years agoGrade
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Profile image of love singh
15 Years ago

it is a type of bonding which take place between atoms in a compound ;in which one atom has lone pair of  electron and  other has vacant orbital placed adjacent to each other.

 A compound which posses back bonding  has pi bonding character  because it occurs after formation of sigma bond.

  Usually ; back bonding causes molecule to get  stable as it  completes octet. 

for ex. in borontriflouride ,

back bonding causes decrease in bond length and increase in bond order.