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Question
Draw the structural formula of a compound with two carbon atoms in the following case:
An alkane with a carbon to carbon single bond.
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Solution
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{H - C - C - H}\\
|\phantom{....}|\\
\ce{\underset{Ethane}{H\phantom{...}H}}
\end{array}\]
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