Question

differentiate between alkanes,alkenes and alkynes

Answer 1

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Alkanes belong to the class of saturated hydrocarbon and alkenes and alkynes belong to the class of unsaturated hydrocarbons.

	Alkanes	Alkenes	Alkynes
General formula	CnH2n+2 (n= no. of carbon atoms)	CnH2n (n= no. of carbon atoms)	CnH2n–2 (n= no. of carbon atoms)
Naming	All the members end with 'ane'	All the members end with 'ene'	All the members end with 'yne'
Combustion	Burns with a clean flame	Burns with a sooty flame	Burns with a sooty flame

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