How many double bonds are in #C_2H_4#?

1 Answer
Apgt512
Nov 8, 2015

One double bond

Explanation:

That's ethylene and it just have one double bond. You can know if it's a simple, double or triple bond by the number of hydrogens: #C_2H_6#:three hydrogens per carbon, ethane, simple bond; #C_2H_4#: two hydrogens per carbon, ethylene, double bond; #C_2H_2#: one hydrogen per carbon, acetylene, triple bond.

Related questions
See all questions in Pi Bonds
Impact of this question
2867 views around the world
You can reuse this answer
Creative Commons License