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The proper name for C2H6 is: Carbon hydride Dicarbon heptahydride Dicarbon tetrahydride Dicarbon hexahydride
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The proper name for C2H6 is:

Carbon hydride

Dicarbon heptahydride

Dicarbon tetrahydride

Dicarbon hexahydride

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C2H6

The prefix di means 2 and the prefix hexa means 6.

As per IUPAC rules you must use the prefixes to indicate the number of atoms of each element in the formula.


So, the proper name for the compound C2H6 is dicarbon hexahydride.
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