Asked by ruth

In an electron dot diagram of ethyne (C2H2), how many triple bonds are present?
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two

two

none

none

one

one

three

three

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Answered by GPT-5 mini AI
one

Explanation: Ethyne (C2H2) has the structure H–C≡C–H. Each carbon forms one single bond to H and a triple bond (three shared electron pairs) to the other carbon, so there is one triple bond.