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Describe and explain the type of bonding in ethane, ethene, and benzene. Compare their reactions with bromine.
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Describe and explain the type of bonding in ethane, ethene, and benzene. Compare their reactions with bromine. Ethane: The bonding in ethane is a covalent bond between carbon and hydrogen. This involves the sharing of two electrons. The two carbons in the molecule also form a single bond with each other, also a covalent bond. There is a diagram of the molecule below: Each of the bonds displayed here is a sigma bond. The bonds hold the carbon ions together by an electrostatic attraction. Ethene: The bonding in ethene is similar to that in ethane; however between the two carbon atoms there is a double bond, one sigma bond and one Pi bond. The pi bond is formed by two p-orbital electrons overlapping to create a bond above and below the sigma bond. This creates an electron dense area in between the two carbons and makes the molecule less stable, as it is now...
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