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What makes an alkene reactive?

What makes an alkene reactive?

Ethene double bond showing a sigma bond, a pi bond above and below the plane, trigonal planar carbons, and restricted rotation about the C=C bond Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond. For an acyclic alkene with one C=C bond, the general formula is CnH2n\text{C}_n\text{H}_{2n}Cn​H2n​.

Alkenes Lesson

  1. A Level
  2. /Chemistry
  3. /Alkenes

Step-by-step lessons covering Edexcel A Level Chemistry Alkenes for A Level Chemistry. Each lesson works through exam-style questions in Paper 1, Paper 2 and Paper 3 format. Build confidence with atomic structure, bonding and moles calculations early on, since these underpin the more demanding organic mechanisms, equilibrium and practical-analysis topics that dominate Year 2.