Ethane, with the molecular formula $C_{2} H_{6}$ has:

6 covalent bonds.

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7 covalent bonds.

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8 covalent bonds.

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9 covalent bonds.

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Solution

The correct option is B 7 covalent bonds.
Ethane( $C_{2} H_{6}$ ) can be represented as; $H_{3} C - C H_{3}$ . There are 6 $C - H$ bonds and 1 $C - C$ bond, thus a total of 7 covalent bonds.

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