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Single Covalent Bonds

Orbital overlaps and sigma bonds

Orbital overlaps and sigma bonds

These are all possible overlaps between different types of atomic orbitals that result in the formation of a sigma bond between two atoms. Notice that the area of overlap always occurs between the nuclei of the two bonded atoms.

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