Sorry, You're Not A Sigma Bond

Sorry, You're Not A Sigma Bond
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Chemistry nerds are straight up savage with this one! Pi bonds can't rotate because they're formed by side-by-side p orbitals with that electron density above and below the molecular plane. Try to rotate? Those orbitals lose overlap and the bond breaks! Meanwhile, sigma bonds are out here flexing with their free rotation abilities. It's basically the molecular equivalent of "stay in your lane" 😂

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