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Lewis dot method: If you build the molecule with single bonds you are left with each carbon atom having an unshared electron and only 7 electrons in the valence shell- form a doube bond and eah carbon achieves its octet

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hybridise each carbon sp2, overlap the the two sp2 hybrid orbitals on each carbon with an s orbital on the hydrogens to form C-H sigma bonds. Overlap the third sp2 hybrids to form a carbon-carbon single sigma bond.

Overlap the left over p orbital on each carbon to form a pi bond.

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Q: How does C2H2 have a double bond in its carbon skeleton?
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