alleryStart learning →A triple bond shares how many electron pairs between the two atoms?
ATwo pairs
BThree pairs
COne pair
DSix pairs
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Three pairs
1. Counting up from a single bond, a triple bond shares three pairs of electrons.
2. That is six electrons in total sitting between the two bonded atoms.
3. Carbon monoxide and the cyanide ion both contain a bond of this kind.
4. Six pairs would be twelve electrons, far more than any pair of atoms shares.
_Source: OpenStax Chemistry (CC BY 4.0), Ch 7 "Chemical Bonding and Molecular Geometry", section Double and Triple Bonds_
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