Combined Science GCSE
Unsaturated hydrocarbons and the C=C double bond
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Hydrocarbons containing a carbon–carbon double bond (C=C) are described as unsaturated, and this double bond makes them far more reactive than alkanes.
Topics that use Unsaturated hydrocarbons and the C=C double bond
- Cracking and alkenes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Addition reaction
- Alkane
- Alkenes
- Bromine water
- Catalytic cracking
- Cracking
- Cracking of hydrocarbons
- Fractional distillation
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