"In ethyne, the two carbons are sp hybridized. (...) One of the hybrid orbitals on each carbon overlaps with hydrogen, and a σ bond between the two carbon atoms results from mutual overlap of the remaining sp hybrids. The two perpendicular p orbitals on each carbon contain one electron each. These two sets overlap to form two perpendicular π bonds."
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K. Peter C. Vollhardt, Neil E. Schore (2011) Organic chemistry : structure and function 6th ed. Ch. 13 : Alkynes
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