Answer to Question #188490 in Organic Chemistry for Ma. Ericka Narvasa

Question

lesson 12 alkenes

Answer 1

Alkenes are acyclic (branched or unbranched) hydrocarbons having one carbon-to-carbon double bond (C=C) and the general molecular formula C_nH_2n [16]. Because alkenes contain less than the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms per carbon atom, they are said to be unsaturated.