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What orbitals are used to form the 10 covalent bonds in propane (CH3CH2CH3)?

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Problem 25P

What orbitals are used to form the 10 covalent bonds in propane (CH3CH2CH3)?

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Propane is an alkane with the molecular formula C3H8. The structure of propane is as shown below :

        

We see here that each C atom is bonded to 4 other atoms and hence these C atoms are called tetrahedral.

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