Ethane is an alkane having two carbon atoms bound to hydrogen atoms. Recall what you have learned about the tetravalent nature of carbon and predict the chemical formula of this molecule.

A) C2H4

B) C2H6

C) C2H2

Question

Ethane is an alkane having two carbon atoms bound to hydrogen atoms. Recall what you have learned about the tetravalent nature of carbon and predict the chemical formula of this molecule.

A) C2H4


B) C2H6


C) C2H2

anonymous · Answer

Hint: Eth-ane = alk-ane with 2 carbon atoms. It just has single bonds, and the carbons are each bonded to three hydrogen  atoms.