Orbital overlap

Orbital overlap / sigma and pi bonding

Bond type

Orbital radius 1.00×

Orbital overlap 60%

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Interpretation

Two s orbitals overlap head-on along the internuclear axis. The resulting σ bond is cylindrically symmetric.

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Bond

σ s–s

Head-on overlap

Symmetry

Cylindrical

Around the bond axis

Radius

1.00×

Orbital extent

Overlap

60%

Relative interaction