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sigma bond

strongest type of covalent chemical bond; formed by head-on overlapping between atomic orbitals.
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sigma bond

Summary

sigma bond is a covalent bond type by orbital symmetry[1]. It draws 513 Wikipedia views per month (covalent_bond_type_by_orbital_symmetry category, ranking #2 of 4).[2]

Key Facts

  • sigma bond's instance of is recorded as covalent bond type by orbital symmetry[3].
  • sigma bond is a type of covalent bond[4].
  • sigma bond's has characteristic is recorded as rotational symmetry[5].
  • sigma bond's does not have part is recorded as nodal plane[6].

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Definition and Type

sigma bond's instance of is recorded as covalent bond type by orbital symmetry[3]. It is a type of covalent bond[4].

Why It Matters

sigma bond draws 513 Wikipedia views per month (covalent_bond_type_by_orbital_symmetry category, ranking #2 of 4).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 27 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[7] It is known by 51 alternative names across languages and contexts.[8]

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [7] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [8] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_sigma-bond_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{sigma bond}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/sigma-bond}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 25d ago · Charp238 · 2026-08-23 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → covalent bond type by orbital symmetry
    Has characteristic → rotational symmetry
    Does not have part → nodal plane
    Subclass of → —
    + 4 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P156]]: [[Q723069]]"
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