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Carbon monoxide bonds

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The triple bond in carbon monoxide consists of: (A) 3 sigma bonds (B) 2 sigma bonds and 1 pi bond (C)1 sigma bond and 2 pi bonds (D) 3 pi bonds

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sowjanya gudipati

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26 Nov 2007 22:47:33 IST

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carbon in carbon monoxide is in sp hybridised form

one sp orbital is used to form one sigma bond with oxygen atom and the other sp orbital is filled with the lone pair of electrons.

carbon uses two p orbitals to form 2 pie bonds with oxygen atom

therefore their is one sigma and two pie bonds in CO

NOTE: hybrid orbitals can form only sigma bonds

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26 Nov 2007 22:49:38 IST

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thats right!!

Akshay Pamnani

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27 Nov 2007 21:15:42 IST

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actually 1 sigma one pie and one coordinate

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8 Dec 2007 20:26:07 IST

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how does it form coordinate bond

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Carbon after the formation 2 bonds with oxygen is left with one lone pair.The donation of this lone pair to oxygen results in the formation of the coordinate bond.

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