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Write the number of covalent bonds in the molecule of butane, C4H10.

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There are thirteen covalent bonds—ten C-H and three C-C bonds—present in a molecule of butane.

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  1. \[\begin{array}{cc}
    \ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
    |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
    \ce{H - C - C - C - C - H}\\
    |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
    \ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
    \end{array}\]

  2. \[\begin{array}{cc}
    \ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
    |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
    \ce{H - C - C - C - H}\\
    |\phantom{.....}|\phantom{.....}|\\
    \ce{H}\ce{H-C-H}\ce{H}\\
    |\\
    \ce{H}\\
    \end{array}\]
  3. \[\begin{array}{cc}
    \ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
    |\phantom{....}|\phantom{....}|\\
    \ce{H - C - C - C - H}\\
    |\phantom{.....}\backslash\phantom{..}|\\
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    \phantom{.......}|\\
    \phantom{.......}\ce{H}\\
    \end{array}\]
  4. \[\begin{array}{cc}
    \ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
    |\phantom{....}|\\
    \ce{H - C - C - H}\\
    |\phantom{....}|\\
    \ce{H - C - C - H}\\
    |\phantom{....}|\\
    \ce{H}\phantom{...}\ce{H}\\
    \end{array}\]

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