triple bond

American

noun

Chemistry.

a chemical linkage consisting of three covalent bonds between two atoms of a molecule, represented in chemical formulas by three lines or six dots, as CH≡CH or CH⋮⋮CH.

triple bond British

noun

a type of chemical bond consisting of three distinct covalent bonds linking two atoms in a molecule

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Carbon atoms 2 and 3 are involved in the triple bond, so they have linear geometries and would be classified as sp hybrids.

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Two carbon atoms joined by a triple bond are bound together by one σ bond and two π bonds.

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A single, double, or triple bond counts as one region of electron density.

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This still does not produce an octet, so we must move another pair, forming a triple bond:

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To compass this the triple bond he broke, The pillars of the public safety shook, And fitted Israel for a foreign yoke: Then, seized with fear yet still affecting fame, Usurped a patriot's all-atoning name.

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