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== Description == | == Description == | ||
| − | A class of aliphatic hydrocarbons that are saturated except for one carbon-carbon double bonds. Also called alkenes, olefins will self-polymerize to form long-chain polymers ([ | + | A class of aliphatic hydrocarbons that are saturated except for one carbon-carbon double bonds. Also called alkenes, olefins will self-polymerize to form long-chain polymers ([[polyethylene|polyethylene]], [[polypropylene|polypropylene]], etc.) that are often manufactured as fibers. |
== Synonyms and Related Terms == | == Synonyms and Related Terms == | ||
Revision as of 09:56, 10 May 2016
Description
A class of aliphatic hydrocarbons that are saturated except for one carbon-carbon double bonds. Also called alkenes, olefins will self-polymerize to form long-chain polymers (Polyethylene, Polypropylene, etc.) that are often manufactured as fibers.
Synonyms and Related Terms
alkenes
| Composition | CnH2n |
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