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Ethylene (or Ethene), CH2CH2

The following structure represents Ethylene (or Ethene), CH2CH2.

Click here to see instructions for manipulating this structure.

 

 




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Image of the condensed formula, Lewis structure, and space filling model for ethylene

State at room T and P - gas

Color - colorless

Odor - sweet and musky

Uses - ripens fruit; used to make many organic compounds, including polyethylene


 

Do the following to manipulate the molecules in Windows.

Click and hold the left button and drag to rotate a molecule.

Shift + click and hold the left button and drag to zoom in or out.

Click the right button (or click the left button on the JSmol logo) to see the menu.

Shift + click and hold the right button and drag to rotate in the plane of the screen.

Ctrl + click and hold the right button and drag to shift in the plane of the screen.

 

Do the following to manipulate the molecules on a Mac.

Click, hold, and drag to rotate a molecule.

Shift+click, hold, and drag vertically to zoom in or out.

Control+click (or click the JSmol logo) to see the menu.

Shift + double click, hold, and drag to move in the plane of the screen.

Shift + click, hold, and drag horizontally to move in the plane of the screen.