Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - Structure And Bonding (Section 2 - No. 45)
What is the difference between a single, double and triple covalent bond?
Single bonds share one pair of electrons, double bonds share two, triple bonds share three.
Single bonds share three pairs of electrons, double bonds share two, triple bonds share one.
Single bonds share one electron, double bonds share two electrons, triple bonds share three electrons.
They do not exist.
Explanation
Single, double and triple bonds share one, two and three pairs of electrons respectively.
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