Bonding in ethene

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Ethene
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The carbon atoms
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The hydrogen atoms
H
H
C
C
H
H
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The bonds between atoms are drawn as lines.
These are ? bonds
H
H
C
C
H
H
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and this is a ? bond,
both above and below the plane of the atoms
H
H
C
C
H
H
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H
H
C
C
s
H
H
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H
s
H
C
s
s
C
s
H
s
H
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p
H
s
H
C
s
s
C
s
H
s
H
p
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s bonds in straight lines between atoms
p
H
s
H
C
s
s
C
s
H
s
H
p
p bonds are parallel
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Bonds are regions of high electron density
p
H
s
H
C
s
s
C
s
H
s
H
p
p bonds are exposed
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Bonds are regions of high electron density
p
H
s
H
C
s
s
C
s
H
s
H
p
p bonds are exposed and therefore are more
vulnerable to attack
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Bonds are regions of high electron density
p
H
s
H
C
s
s
C
s
H
s
H
p
p bonds are exposed and are therefore more
vulnerable to attack by electrophiles
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p
H
s
H
C
s
s
C
s
H
s
H
p
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References
Original photograph and PowerPoint slides by
Mike Thompson of Truro School www.chem-pics.co.uk
Adapted by Steve Lewis for the RSC