POSSIBLE POINTS: 20 Will there be a sigma or a pi bond formed between sodium and fluorine (sodium fluoride)?
A. sigma bond - The sodium's valence electron is in the s orbital, and fluorine's valence electrons are in the p orbital. S and p orbitals make a sigma bond,
B. pi bond - Sodium contains p orbitals, fluoride contains p orbitals, and p orbitals make pi bonds.
C. neither - Sodium and fluorine make an ionic compound, and sigma and pi bonds are only for molecular (covalent) compounds.
D. both - A double bond forms between the sodium and the fluorine atom, so one bond is a sigma and the other is a pi bond.