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Describe why rotation around the carbon–carbon double bond in ethene,
CHEMISTRY · Subjective · A Level · Chemistry · Bonding · Bonding
Problem
Describe why rotation around the carbon–carbon double bond in ethene,
C
H
2
=
C
H
2
\mathrm{CH_2}=\mathrm{CH_2}
C
H
2
=
C
H
2
, is restricted. Refer explicitly to the types of bonds involved.
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