Answer to Question #168725 in Chemistry for Madison Merciers

Question

What is the Lewis Structure of C2H6

Answer 1

Solution:

C₂H₆ - ethane

Since C has 4 valence electrons, and each H atoms contributes 1 valence electron, the total number of electrons will be (2×4) + (6×1) = 14 valence electrons (e−)

Hence, Lewis dot structure of ethane (C₂H₆) is as follow:

The structure of ethane (C₂H₆) is as follow:

Each of these seven single bonds contains 2 electrons, which means that a total of 7×2 = 14 e− were used for the C₂H₆ molecule.