alkene
saturated (single bonds)
alkane
unsaturated (contain at least 1 carbon double bond)
CnH2n+2
Alkane examples
-methane
-propane
-butane
-ethane
Alkene examples
-ethene
-propene
-butene
Butene
C4H8
Methane formula
CH4
Ethane formula
C2H6
Propane
C3H8
Butane formula
C4H10
Group 1 elements
Group 7
Group 0
diamond
graphite
fullerenes
graphene
giant lattice
3 d repeating structure of atoms (etc) held together by stong chemical bonds
test for alkene
ethene formula
C2H4
preopene formula
C3 H6