Question

The compound ethylene (C2H4) is represented by this diagram.

What statement best describes the arrangement of the atoms in an ethylene molecule?

Answer 1

Statement which describe the ethylene compound:

There are two carbon atoms and 4 hydrogen atoms and there are total 6 covelent bonds in compound. 4 covelent bods are between hydrogen and carbon atom and two, in form of double bonds are between carbon bonds.It's structural arrangement shows that it is an unsaturated organic compound.

Two hydrogen atoms are attached to one carbon and two H atoms to other carbon atoms.

Answer 2

Answer: Each hydrogen atom shares two electrons with each carbon atom, forming single covalent bonds, and the carbon atoms share four electrons between them, forming a double bond (two covalent bonds between the same pair of atoms).

Step-by-step explanation:

This is a representation of the compound ethylene, C₂H₄, that shows the arrangement of the atoms (bonds):

H H

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C = C

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H H

The single lines (vertical dashes in this particular case) represent single covalent bonds, which are the result of sharing one pair (two) electrons between the given atoms, and the double lines ( two horizontal dashes) represent double bonds, which means that the carbon atoms are sharing two pair (four) electrons.