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What are the molecular formulas for an alkane, alkene, and alkane with 5 carbon atoms each?

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What are the molecular formulas for an alkane, alkene, and alkane with 5 carbon atoms each?

Why are these three hydrocarbons not considered isomers?

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datha

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11 years ago

isomers have the same # of Carbons AND hydrogens, there are 2 less hydrogens in an alkene than alkane

IMKAM

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11 years ago

Pentane: C5H12
Pentene: C5H10
Pentyne: C5H8 (I'm assuming you meant "alkyne" for the last one.)

They're not isomers because they don't have the same number of hydrogens.

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