Sigma bonds

[Marsenne Cabral 1A]

What do sigma bonds look like on an orbital?

[Marcela Udave 1F]

They go head to head.

[Shash Khemka 1K]

Sigma bonds can either have an S-S orbital bond, S-P orbital bond, or P-P orbital bond. They connect and overlap end-to-end. The S-S orbital bond looks like a Venn Diagram, the S-P orbital bond looks like a circle overlapping one portion of a dumbbell, and the P-P orbital bond looks like two dumbbells overlapping just by their tips.




[Drawing on the right is of Pi Bond]

[Anmol_cheema_2F]

Sigma bonds overlap side by side.

[Elle_Mendelson_2K]

Sigma bonds are about the internuclear axis and overlap on top of one another (like two pancakes) whereas pi bonds interlap side to side like (two vertical rods)

[sarahartzell1A]

Sigma bonds overlap on top of each other.

[Emily Ng_4C]

Sigma bonds are when two orbitals bond at one point, while pi bonds are when two orbitals bond at two points.