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How do you count sigma and pi bonds?
How do you count sigma and pi bonds in a molecule?
Sigma bonds are single covalent bonds, while pi bonds are double and triple covalent bonds. To count sigma bonds, you simply count the number of single bonds in the molecule. Pi bonds are a bit trickier to count; to do so, you count the number of double or triple bonds, then subtract the number of sigma bonds.