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How many hydrogen atoms are attached to each carbon adjacent to a double bond?

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Carbon can make four bonds. Since it is doubly bonded carbon, it means it can make two more bonds. So, two more hydrogen atoms could help in bond formation.


H_(2)C=CH_(2)

Two H atoms are attached to each carbon.
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