what is the general formula for straight-chain hydrocarbons with n carbon atoms and m (multiple) double bonds?

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VMariaS [2.9K]2 months ago

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The formula is expressed as where

indicates the number of carbon atoms and x represents the number of double bonds. For instance, if we take a hydrocarbon with 4 carbon atoms, varying x yields: x = 1 results in $C_{4} H_{2*4+2-2*1}$ , while x = 2 leads to $C_{4} H_{2*4+2-2*2}$ and x = 3 gives $C_{4} H_{2*4+2-2*3}$ .

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