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How many hydrogen atoms are attached to each carbon adjacent to a double bond? nurition?

User Aviemet
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That depends. there are 2 possible answers.
H
C - C = C - H gives a different answer on the right than on the left.

One the left side, the second Carbon is attached to a double bond and has but one hydrogen attached to it.

The Carbon on the right of the double bond has 2
H
C- C = C - H
H

I'm not sure what you should put. It's one of those things that I would repeat my argument and submit it.
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