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Which of the following are alkenes?

CH4, C2H6, C2H4, C3H6 and C3H8

The general formula of alkenes is CnH2n, where ‘n’ is the number of carbon atoms.


Here, C2H4 and C3H6 are alkenes (put n=2, 3)


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