How can you find a sigma bond in an atom?

Answer 1

You can't. Atoms don't have sigma bonds. They are alone.

Sigma bonds require head-on overlap of #2# atomic orbitals, and they must be from different atoms.

These atoms might be the same kind of element, but there must be at least two atoms for there to be a single bond, and thus, a sigma bond.

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Answer 2

Nicholas Antonuccio

A sigma bond in an atom can be identified by examining the overlap of atomic orbitals along the internuclear axis. In molecular orbital theory, a sigma bond forms when two atomic orbitals, typically s or sp hybridized orbitals, overlap head-on, allowing for maximum electron density between the nuclei. Alternatively, in valence bond theory, a sigma bond is formed when two half-filled atomic orbitals overlap along the internuclear axis, resulting in the sharing of electron density in the region directly between the nuclei.

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