Difference between revisions of "Double bond"

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A bond between two atoms that involves four electrons.

An example of the double bond is the bond between the carbon atoms in the ethylene molecule, which is represented schematically by:

In a three-dimensional model, this same ethylene molecule might look like this:

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−	In a three-dimensional model, this same ethylene molecule ~~looks~~ like this:	+	In a three-dimensional model, this same ethylene molecule might look like this:

	[[Image:Ethylene_model.jpg]]		[[Image:Ethylene_model.jpg]]