NEETChemistryChemical Bonding and Molecular Structure
What is the common feature of all Sigma (σ) bonds?
Options
- AThey involve s-s overlapping
- BThey involve axial overlap
- CThey involve p-p overlapping
- DThey involve sidewise overlap
Correct answer
B. They involve axial overlap
Step-by-step solution
The Sigma (σ) bonds are being formed by head-on or axial overlap of bonding orbitals along the internuclear axis, regardless of the specific atomic orbitals involved.