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All alkanes have single bonds.They consist of single bonds.
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Alkenes have at least one double bond between two carbon atoms; alkanes don't.
The difference between an alkane and an alkene is that: Alkanes have only single bonds between carbon atoms and are said to be saturated: when put in bromine water, the bromine water stays orange - formula: CnH2n+2; Alkenes: have one or more double bond(s) between carbon atoms and are unsaturated: when put in bromine water, the bromine water turns clear - formula: CnH2n.
Alkanes have ordinary covalent single carbon-carbon bonds and carbon-hydrogen bonds. Alkenes have double carbon-carbon bonds.
All alkanes have single bonds.They consist of single bonds.
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If the compounds only contain carbon and hydrogen, they are called alkanes.
Alkenes have at least one double bond between two carbon atoms; alkanes don't.
A line structural formula of alkanes would have single lines, which represent single bonds, between the symbols of the carbon and hydrogen atoms, and would show the arrangement of the atoms in a molecule of the alkane. Refer to the related links for illustrations of the first two alkanes, methane, CH4, and ethane, C2H6.
Alkanes have carbon atoms bonded by single bonds, and follow the formula CnH2n+2. Alkenes on the other hand always have one double bond somewhere between a pair of carbon atoms, explaining why they follw the general formula CnH2n.
The difference between an alkane and an alkene is that: Alkanes have only single bonds between carbon atoms and are said to be saturated: when put in bromine water, the bromine water stays orange - formula: CnH2n+2; Alkenes: have one or more double bond(s) between carbon atoms and are unsaturated: when put in bromine water, the bromine water turns clear - formula: CnH2n.
A type of hydrocarbon that contains carbon atoms connected only by a single bond is called saturated hydrocarbon. It is the simplest form of the hydrocarbon species.
With no double or triple bonds, they are called "saturated".
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Alkanes have ordinary covalent single carbon-carbon bonds and carbon-hydrogen bonds. Alkenes have double carbon-carbon bonds.