Ethane is covalent compound. give reason
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Explanation:covalent compound means sharing of electron. Also methane is formed by sharing because transfer of electron is not possible for carbon
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Because ethane contains covalent bonds between atoms.
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- A covalent compound is formed when non-metal atoms makes covalent bond with each other. A covalent bond is formed by sharing valence electrons between atoms to become stabilized by obtaining full electron shell.
- In ethane, there is a covalent bonding between carbon and hydrogen atoms. In ethane carbon and hydrogen shares, two electrons and carbon and carbon also share two electrons.
- Therefore as ethane is made up of covalent bonding between carbon and hydrogen so ethane is a covalent compound.
Learn more about covalent compound:
- Covalent bond and covalent compound: https://brainly.in/question/5932057
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