Delta Bonds

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Gary Qiao 1D
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Delta Bonds

Postby Gary Qiao 1D » Sat Nov 24, 2018 1:46 am

How are delta bonds formed?

Nancy Hu - 4E
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Re: Delta Bonds

Postby Nancy Hu - 4E » Sat Nov 24, 2018 7:35 am

Delta bonds are formed when 4 lobes of a d orbital overlaps with 4 lobes of another d orbital.

sallina_yehdego 2E
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Re: Delta Bonds

Postby sallina_yehdego 2E » Sat Nov 24, 2018 9:55 am

When all four lobes of the d orbitals interact with each other making it a covalent bond.

BenJohnson1H
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Re: Delta Bonds

Postby BenJohnson1H » Sat Nov 24, 2018 8:38 pm

Would it be possible to have a quadruple bond? And if so, would this consist of a delta bond?

SophiaKohlhoff4B
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Re: Delta Bonds

Postby SophiaKohlhoff4B » Sun Nov 25, 2018 5:39 pm

What is an example of a compound that has a delta bond?


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