Distinguishing alkenes from alkanes
What Distinguishing alkenes from alkanes means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for OCR.
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An alkane leaves the bromine water colour unchanged, whereas decolourisation indicates unsaturation.
An alkane gives no rapid decolourisation in the dark, unlike an alkene.
Topics that use Distinguishing alkenes from alkanes
- Alkenes (OCR A-Level)
- Chromatography and qualitative analysis (OCR A-Level)
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