How many pi and sigma bonds are in each of these molecules?

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#"H"_2"C" "Cl"_2# (dichloromethane)
#"C"_2"H"_3"Cl"# (vinyl chloride; chloroethene)
#"C"_5"H"_6# (Cyclopentadiene)

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Answer 1 · 2016-03-12T02:41:07

Dichloromethane #=>#No # pi# only 4 #sigma# bonds enter image source here

vinyl chloride; chloroethene#=>##5 sigma# bonds and#1 pi # bond

Cyclopentadiene #=>10sigma# and 2 #pi#bonds
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