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VSEPR is a very basic theory to determine the geometry of molecules with a central atom. In ethane, C2H6, there is no central atom, but VSEPR can be used to describe each carbon center. If you're referring to just the carbon backbone (i.e. ignoring the hydrogens), the molecule could be viewed as linear. Each carbon center is tetrahedral, or AX4E0.

To describe the geometry further, the terms eclipsed and gauche are often used. Since the carbons are connected by a single bond, free rotation is allowed, so there are an infinite number of rotamers of ethane. If you are looking down the carbon-carbon bond, one notable rotamer places the hydrogens on each carbon so they overlap the hydrogens on the other (called eclipsed) and one where the hydrogens are aligned so no hydrogens on the first carbon overlap those on the second (called gauche).

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When two liquids are mixed, the term is miscible, not soluble. But yes, CCl4 is miscible in cyclohexane.


What is vsepr model mainly used for?

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Is CCl4 a Formula Unit?

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What is the common name for ccl4?

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Is the VSEPR mode a physical model a conceptual model?

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