Difference between Ethane and Ethylene
What is the difference between Ethane and Ethylene?
Ethane as a noun is an aliphatic hydrocarbon, c2h6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas. while Ethylene as a noun is the common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. the simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula c2h4.
Ethane
Part of speech: noun
Definition: An aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas.
Ethylene
Part of speech: noun
Definition: The common name for the organic chemical compound ethene. The simplest alkene, a colorless gaseous (at room temperature and pressure) hydrocarbon with the chemical formula C2H4.The divalent radical derived from ethane.
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