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Question
What is the special feature of the structure of ethyne?
Chemical Equations/Structures
Short Answer
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Solution
Each carbon atom in ethyne is attached to one hydrogen atom by a single covalent bond and to another carbon atom by a triple covalent bond.
Electron dot formula:
Structural formula:
H – C ≡ C – H
The shape of the ethyne molecule is linear.
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