Question 18 - Past Year - 1 Mark Questions - Chapter 4 Class 10 - Carbon and its Compounds

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Write the number of covalent bonds in the molecule of ethane.

 

Answer

Ethane is an alkane whose structure is as follows:

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So, the number of covalent bonds in ethane is 7 : 1 bond present between 2 carbon atoms and 6 present between 6 C-H bonds.

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Write the number of covalent bonds in the molecule of ethane. Answer Ethane is an alkane whose structure is as follows: Ethane H C So, the number of covalent bonds in ethane is 7: 1 bond present between 2 carbon atoms and 6 present between 6 C-H bonds.

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