Consider the covalent bonding in the molecule acetylene [ah-SET-ihl-een], and assume that the carbon-carbon axis is the x-axis. What two orbitals on each carbon atom participate in pi bonding?
W) 1s and 2s
X) 2px and 2py
Y) 2s and 2px
Z) 2py and 2pz
✔️Answer:Z) 2PY AND 2Pz
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