Covalent chemical bonds {pi bond}| {pi bonding orbital} can overlap atom 2p orbitals, so shared electrons are between nuclei but in two regions, one above and one below line between atomic nuclei. Atom 2p orbital can overlap other-atom 2p orbital {pi antibonding orbital}, with destructive interference and electrons not between nuclei.
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