Alkane vs. Alkene
Alkanenoun
(organic compound) Any of a group of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form CnH2n+2.
Alkenenoun
(organic compound) An unsaturated, aliphatic hydrocarbon with one or more carbon–carbon double bonds
Alkanenoun
a non-aromatic saturated acyclic hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2). A member of the alkane series.
Alkenenoun
any unsaturated aliphatic hydrocarbon
Alkanenoun
a non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbon with the general formula CnH(2n+2)
Alkene
In chemistry, an alkene is a hydrocarbon containing a carbon–carbon double bond.Alkene is often used as synonym of olefin, that is, any hydrocarbon containing one or more double bonds. Two general types of monoalkenes are distinguished: terminal and internal.
Alkanenoun
any of the series of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane, propane, and higher members.
Alkane
In organic chemistry, an alkane, or paraffin (a historical trivial name that also has other meanings), is an acyclic saturated hydrocarbon. In other words, an alkane consists of hydrogen and carbon atoms arranged in a tree structure in which all the carbon–carbon bonds are single.
