4 5 6 7 GENERAL FORMULA THE GENERAL FORMULA FOR ALKENES n = number of carbons n cannot equal 1 In the general formula n cannot equal 1 because the minimum number of carbon atoms in an alkene molecule must be 2 for the double bond to form. PROPERTIES OF ALKENES Alkenes have a similar structure to alkanes, that one of the bonds between two of their EXCEPT carbons is a double bond.
4 5 6 7 GENERAL FORMULA THE GENERAL FORMULA FOR ALKENES n = number of carbons n cannot equal 1 In the general formula n cannot equal 1 because the minimum number of carbon atoms in an alkene molecule must be 2 for the double bond to form. PROPERTIES OF ALKENES Alkenes have a similar structure to alkanes, EXCEPT that one of the bonds between two of their carbons is a double bond.
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