NCERT Class XI Chemistry Solutions

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Question : 28
Total: 40
What is the total number of sigma and pi bonds in the following molecules?
(a) C2H2
(b) C2H4
Solution:  
(a) C2H2 → H
σ
−
C
Ï€
≡
Ï€
C
σ
−
H
;
No. of σ bonds = 3, No. of π bonds = 2
(b) C2H4 →
H
|σ
C
|σ
H
Ï€
=
σ
H
|σ
C
|σ
H
; No. of σ bonds = 5,
No. of π bonds = 1
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