Which statement regarding a bond between two carbon atoms is correct?
A) Regions of high electron density lie above and below the bond axis connecting the nuclei of the two atoms.
B) The bond can be described by the overlap of sp hybrid orbitals from each atom.
C) The bond can be described by the overlap of sp2 hybrid orbitals from each atom.
D) The bond can be described by the overlap of sp3 hybrid orbitals from each atom.
E) The bond can be described by the overlap of a p atomic orbital from one atom with an sp2 hybrid orbital from the other atom.
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