I am confused about how to draw the Lewis Dot Structure for C2H2. How would I tell how many bonds there are and why are Carbon's the backbone of the structure?

H2C=CH2, carbon  can have 4 bonds. Each H get 1 bond and 2 bonds between the 2 carbons.

Quote from: ann on October 04, 2022, 04:29:58 PM
I am confused about how to draw the Lewis Dot Structure for C2H2. How would I tell how many bonds there are and why are Carbon's the backbone of the structure?

C2H2 are organic molecule made up of carbon and Hydrogen.
Hydrogen are singly bonded so can never be central atom.
However carbon can make 4 bonds so it is the central atom and backbone of structure.