Alkanes and Alkenes

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What is meant by hydrocarbons?
This is an organic chemical composed of hydrogen and carbon only.
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What are alkanes?
Alkanes are saturated carbons.
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What are the first five alkanes?
Methane (CH4)
Ethane (C2H6)
Propane (C3H8)
Butane (C4H10)
Pentane (C5H12)
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What is the formula for alkanes?
CnH2*n+2
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What is meant by saturated?
Saturated alkanes have no carbon to carbon double bond and has single carbon bonds between atoms.
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What are alkenes?
Alkenes are unsaturated carbons.
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What is the formula for alkenes?
CnH2*n
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What is meant by the term unsaturated?
Unsaturated Alkenes have a carbon to carbon double bond.
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What does isomerism mean?
The existence of molecules with the same number of the same kinds of atoms but differ in chemical properties.
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What are the first three alkenes?
Ethene (C2H4)
Propene (C3H6)
Butene (C4H8)
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