How many pi bonds are there in a triple bond?

1 Answer
Feb 27, 2017

Answer:

1σ+2π

There are 2 pi bonds.

Explanation:

A chemical (covalent) bond is always made of one sigma bond. They then can have extra pi bonds around the central sigma bond, forming double or triple bonds.

A double bond will have a sigma and a pi bond: 1σ+1π

A triple bond would have 1σ+2π

A quadruple bond would have 1σ+3π, and so on.