Question

Hw to differentiate between alkane and alkene

Answer 1

Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons which mean they are compounds with one or more double bonds or one or more triple bonds between carbon atoms. Alkenes specifically are those unsaturated hydrocarbons which have at least one double bond. ... They have remained unchanged for millions of years; alkenes are less stable than alkanes and more stable than alkynes; alkynes are more reactive than alkanes and alkenes.

Answer 2

An alkane is a carbon-based molecule comprised of only single bonds (-), whereas an alkene is comprised of at least one double bond (=). If a molecule has no double bonds, it can be classified as an alkane, but if it has at least one double bond it can no longer be classified as such.

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