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What are the similarities between alkanes and alkenes?

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Similarities between alkanes and alkenes
1) Both are hydrocarbons.
2) Both are flammable
3) Both alkanes and alkenes have low melting and boiling points.
4) Both of them are soluble in organic solvents
5) Each member of the series differs from the next by a -CH2- unit in both alkanes and alkenes.

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