Molecule
Name
Ethylene mer
IUPAC name
Ethylene mer
Secondary names
Methylene mer, Ethene mer, Di(methanediyl)
Comments
It is the basic mer unit of the polyethylene polymer
Structure and atomic composition
Formula
$\bullet[C_2H_4]\bullet$
Chemical formula
C2H4
Structural formula
*[CH2][CH2]*
Charge
0
Unpaired electrons
2
  Atom Name Number
$C$ Carbon 2
$H$ Hydrogen 4
Relations
  • no
Isotope mixture type
terrestrial abundance
Spin type
equilibrated
Molar mass
28.053 $g/mol$
Protic
aprotic
Polarity
nonpolar
Molecule symmetry
unknown
Case
nonlinear-polyatomic
Chemical functions
  Function Number
$R-CH_2-R$ 2
Chemical bonds
  Bond Number
$\geq C-C \leq$ 1
$\geq C-H$ 4