Compared to a Hydrocarbon Chain Where All the Carbon Atoms

question 27

Multiple Choice

Compared to a hydrocarbon chain where all the carbon atoms are linked by single bonds, a hydrocarbon chain with the same number of carbon atoms, but with one or more double bonds, will

• A) be more flexible in structure.
• B) be more constrained in structure.
• C) be more polar.
• D) have more hydrogen atoms.
• E) have fewer structurally distinct isomers.

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