Chemistry, asked by homie153, 10 months ago

Why effective overlapping for pp orbital is more than ss orbitals?

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Answered by ams68
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s orbitals spend more time close to their respective nuclei, and less in the binding region. p orbitals spend more time in the binding region; that is close both the nuclei; thus s-p overlap forming a stronger bond than s-s overlap.

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