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General Chemistry12. Molecular Shapes & Valence Bond TheoryValence Shell Electron Pair Repulsion Theory
Multiple Choice

What two orbitals are participating in the overlap region that is part of the σ bond between the carbon and hydrogen atoms in acetylene?
Molecule showing, from left to right, a H atom singly bonded to a C atom which is bonded to another C atom by a triple bond. The second C atom is singly bonded to a H atom.

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