Multiple choice

Which among the following bonds is considered as an extension double bonds and triple bonds?

  1. Sigma bonds

  2. Pi bonds

  3. Delta bond

  4. Quadruple bond
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Explanation

A quadruple bond is a type of chemical bond between two atoms involving eight electrons. This bond is an extension of the more familiar types double bonds and triple bonds. Stable quadruple bonds are most common among the middle members transition metal elements such as rhenium, tungsten, molybdenum and chromium. Typically the ligands that support quadruple bonds are π-donors, not π-acceptors.

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