For C2H6 what is the angle of each H−C−H bond, in degrees
2007-03-06 15:49:55 · 3 answers · asked by owen 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
the tetrahedral angle is about 109.5 degrees. Imagine a sphere with 4 things hanging off of it. If you spread those 4 things as far apart as possible from each other they will all be 109.5 deg. away from each other. In ethane those four "things" would be 3 hydrogens and one carbon. Because they aren't identical it will be just a little different than 109.5 but this is close enough for your teacher.
2007-03-06 15:58:17 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
>109 because of the lone pairs on the C it forces the single bond between C and H to get closer together.
2007-03-06 23:58:15 · answer #2 · answered by Katzyuke 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
109 degrees
2007-03-06 23:54:09 · answer #3 · answered by cattbarf 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋