Which of the following species contains equal number of σ - and π - bonds?

Which of the following species contains equal number of σ - and π - bonds?
  1. HCO3-
  2. XeO4
  3. CN2
  4. CH2CN2

Solution

Given below are the structures of the molecules given in the options.

  =4σ,1π bond
=4σ,4π bond
=3σ,4π
=6σ,4π bond

Hence, XeO4 contains equal number of sigma and pi bonds.

(Double bond contains one sigma and one pi bond and triple bond contains one sigma and 2 pi bonds).

Asked in: NEET 2015 (Phase 1)

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