Alkenes at Chemical Glossary

What is it? These compounds are similar to alkanes, in that they can be straight or branched aliphatic hydrocarbons. The only difference is that the alkenes (also known as olefins) contain a carbon-carbon double bond, and have the general formula C2H2n. The simplest

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