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This is easy to figure out, and it doesn't even matter what isomer of pentane we're talking about: There are five carbons. Each carbon can form four single bonds. Therefore, there must be a total of 5x4 = 20 single bonds, no matter how we arrange the carbon skeleton. Some of those (specifically, four) will be carbon-carbon bonds, and the remainder (sixteen) will be carbon-hydrogen bonds.

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Q: What is the total number of single bonds in a molecule of pentane?
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