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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

Sir, can you represent internuclear axis in figure

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11 Years agoGrade 11
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Profile image of Ramreddy
11 Years ago
Internuclear axis is the line connecting two nuclei. Here the axis of orbital is different from the internuclear axis.
in Sigma bond : Axes of both overlapping orbitals is same as the internuclear axes.
In Pi bond : Axes of both overlapping orbitals is prependicular to the internuclear axes.
Profile image of Vineeth
11 Years ago
axis of orbital is different from the internuclear axis ? in figure And how the axis of orbitalcan you represent internuclear axis &