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Title: Question on Unit 2 Quiz (from AP chem Review Class)
Post by: Chandrasekhar on April 14, 2026, 10:07:29 PM
Hi Mam,

For this question doesn't ethyne have only single bonds so it doesn't have any PI bonds? Screenshot 2026-04-14 190529.png
Title: Re: Question on Unit 2 Quiz (from Review Class)
Post by: uma on April 15, 2026, 08:06:01 AM
Draw the Lewis structure of ethyne, C₂H₂, first:

H–C≡C–H

Each carbon must make four bonds to satisfy its tetravalency. In ethyne, each carbon is already bonded to one hydrogen, so each carbon still needs three more bonds. Therefore, the two carbon atoms must be connected by a triple bond.

Now remember:

A triple bond consists of one sigma bond and two pi bonds.

So, in one molecule of ethyne, there are 2 pi bonds.