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Grade 11Physical Chemistry

why sigma bond is stable because electrons will repel each other and as they overlap the repulsion must be the highest.

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9 Years agoGrade 11
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ApprovedApproved Tutor Answer9 Years ago
Sigma (σ) bonding molecular orbital - Shared electron density is directly between the bonding atoms, along the bonding axis. The interaction of the two bonded atoms with the bonding electrons produces a more stable arrangement for the atoms than when separated. Electrons usually occupy these orbitals.
i think now u can understand why sigma bond is stable than pi bond . 
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