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Grade 12th PassPhysical Chemistry

how to check d pi -p pi bond

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14 Years agoGrade 12th Pass
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11 Years ago
dpi- ppi bonding comes into play due to sideways overlapping of p and d orbitals of two atoms.
If any atoms has d orbital and the other atom has p orbital of comparable energy, this type of bond formation is possible.