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How many hydrogen atoms are missing in ethane compared to ethane

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Isomer types. The connectivity and molecular motion due to bond rotations within a molecule can result in atoms that are considered to be equivalent or non-equivalent types. For example, the six hydrogen atoms in ethane are considered to be chemically equivalent

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