Question

Name an alkene whose mixture with oxygen is used in medicines as a narcotic.

Answer 1

The organic compounds containing Carbon atoms having double bonds between two Carbon $\left(\mathrm{C}\right)$ atoms are called unsaturated hydrocarbons.

Alkene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon because it contains a double bond between two Carbon atoms.

The molecules of the alkene family are represented by the general formula $\left({\mathrm{C}}_{\mathrm{n}}{\mathrm{H}}_{2\mathrm{n}}\right)$.

Narcosis is an effect of a drug.

In narcosis, unconsciousness is produced by drugs due to the lack of breathing gas.

Breathing gas is a mixture of hydrocarbon Ethene $\left({\mathrm{C}}_2{\mathrm{H}}_4\right)$ and Oxygen $\left({\mathrm{O}}_2\right)$ gas that is used in medicines as a narcotic.