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Ethene, with the molecular formula C2H6, has

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5 covalent bonds

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7 covalent bonds

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4 covalent bonds

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6 covalent bonds

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Correct option: (B)

Covalent bond: The bond formed by sharing the pair of electrons between two atoms in order to gain stability is known as a covalent bond.

Ethane is an aliphatic saturated hydrocarbon having one single bond between two carbon atoms.

The electron dot structure of ethane is given below:

The bond line structure formula of ethane is:


Ethane has in total seven covalent bonds in which four are formed between carbon and hydrogen and one bond is formed between carbon-carbon atoms.


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