The skeletal formula for ethane will show how the six hydrogen atoms share 1 electron with carbon in order to form six carbon-hydrogen covalent bonds. The two carbon atoms, in turn, will each share an electron to form on carbon-carbon covalent bond. This makes up the ethane molecule.
The skeletal formula for ethane is '-' ; that is just a straight line.
For propane it is '/'
For butane it is '//'
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