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What element does an alcohol contain that an alkene does not?

asjey

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What element does an alcohol contain that an alkene does not?

What element does an alcohol contain that an alkene does not?

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illicitf8

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11 years ago

I think they're looking for the answer "oxygen"

irina

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11 years ago

an oxygen...an alkene cannot bond with one...usually

Asiyd

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11 years ago

it's oxygen.

alkene has a general formula of CnH2n.
alcohol has a general formula of CnH2n+1OH.

tlebron

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11 years ago

Alcohols have the general formula:
C(n)H(m)OH where m = n*2+1

Whereas Alkenes have:
C(i)H(j) where j = i*2

The only element that is missing in an Alkene is "O", or Oxygen.

rlalonie28

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11 years ago

Oxygen. Alkenes are made of Cand H only; Alcohols have an -OH group somplace.

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