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A five carbon alkene has two carbon-carbon double bonds. Predict the chemical formula of this compound?

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here's the plato sample answer -> The chemical formula of this compound is C5H8.

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The general formula for alkenes group is CnH2n, compounds that which contain two or more double bonds. C indicates the carbon and it's subscript corresponds how many carbons are present in a compound. The question is asking a five carbon alkene, so it should have this formula: C5H10 and this compound is called pentene. 
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