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Double and Triple Covalent Bonds
Pi bond formation
Overlap between adjacent unhybridized p orbitals produces a pi bond. The electron density corresponding to the shared electrons is not concentrated along the internuclear axis (i.e., between the two atoms), unlike in sigma bonds.
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