Which of the following combination of orbitals does not form any type of covalent bond (if z-axis is molecular axis)?

p_{z} + p_{z}

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p_{y} + p_{y}

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s + p_{y}

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s + s

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Solution

The correct option is D $s + p_{y}$
$s + p_{y}$ doesnt form covalent bond. as $p_{y}$ is oriented along $y$ axis and $s$ is non-directional. So according to $V B T$ they will not form a covalent bond.

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