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The formation of a double bond in an oxygen molecules is explained below. Arrange the given points in a sequence order.
(a)2pyorbitals of each oxygen atom overlap laterally/sidewise to form a pi-bond.
(b) thus, a double bond between two oxygen atoms in which one pZ-pZsigma bond and py-pypi bond is formed.
(c) all the three 2p orbitals are perpendicular to each other. Hence, 2pZorbitals of each oxygen atom overlap end to end to form a sigma bond.
(d) the electronic configuration of oxygen is: 1s2 2s2 2px2 2py1 2pZ1.
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(A) c a d b
(B) d c a b
(C) c d b a
(D) c d a b

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Hint: Oxygen atom combines with another oxygen atom resulting in the formation of the oxygen molecule that contains the double out of which one is the sigma bond 9 (formed by the overlapping of pz1-pz1 orbitals) and other bond formed is called as the pi -bond (formed by the overlapping of thepZ-pZ orbitals).

Complete step by step answer:
Oxygen is a non-metal belonging to the p-block elements and occupies the 16 th group in the periodic table and have the atomic number as 8 and molecular mass as 16 and has the general electronic configuration as 1s2 2s2 2px2 2py1 2pZ1 and all the p-orbitals in the oxygen atoms are perpendicular to one another.
The formation of oxygen molecule is as;
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While the formation of double bond between the two oxygen atoms the 2pZ orbital of each atom overlaps with each other to form the bond and the resulting bond is called the sigma bond.
The remain 2py1 orbital of each oxygen atom overlap sidewise with each other to form the pi bond and thus, in all the oxygen molecule consists of one sigma bond and one pi bond i.e. there are total number of two bonds in it.

Hence, option (B) is correct.

Note: Sigma bonds are always formed between the s and p-orbitals by their end to end overlapping and the single covalent bonds between the atoms are mostly the covalent bonds. On the other hand, pi bonds are always formed between the p and d -orbitals by their sidewise overlapping and they are mostly found in the unsaturated compounds (i.e. the compound which contains the double bond).