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What is a sigma bond?

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A sigma bond is a molecular bond made by the joining of the wavefunctions of either an s to an s orbital, an s to a pz orbital, a pz to a pz orbital or a dz2 to a dz2 orbital. Sigma bonds are the strongest of the molecular bonds (the others being the pi and delta bonds) and has the maximum electron density directly between the nuclei with no nodal planes and cylindrical symmetry (for the bonding variety, since sigma antibonds have no electron density between the nuclei). For bonds between small elements (such as hydrogen, carbon, oxygen), one bond in a single, double, or triple bond is always a sigma bond (the others are pi bonds).

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An orbital that is symmetrical about the axis containing the two atomic nuclei.

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