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Alkenes

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Total cards: 9•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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#1
Front (Question)

What are alkenes?

Back (Answer)

A family of hydrocarbons containing at least one C-C double bond

#2
Front (Question)

What is the functional group of alkenes?

Back (Answer)

C=C

#3
Front (Question)

What is the general molecular formula?

Back (Answer)

CnH2n

#4
Front (Question)

Are alkenes saturated or unsaturated?

Back (Answer)

They are unsaturated

#5
Front (Question)

What is ethene used for?

Back (Answer)

The production of the plastic polyethylene It is also used to ripen fruit, cause seeds to sprout, flowers to bloom and leaves to shrivel

#6
Front (Question)

Which are more reactive, single or double bonds?

Back (Answer)

Double bonds

#7
Front (Question)

What represents a double bond in the skeletal structure?

Back (Answer)

A double line

#8
Front (Question)

What makes up the C-C double bond?

Back (Answer)

It is made from 1x sigma and 1x pi bond

#9
Front (Question)

What is special about the groups attached to the 2C atoms of a double bond? (2)

Back (Answer)

The 4 groups attached to the 2 C atoms all lie in the same plane The positions for the 4 groups bonded to the 2x C are fixed