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Show the molecular formula and electron structure of the simplest compound that forms with only carbon and hydrogen atoms.

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The simplest compound of hydrocarbon is methane

  • The formula is CH_4
  • It belongs to alkane group and has single bonds.

The electron structure attached

Show the molecular formula and electron structure of the simplest compound that forms-example-1
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