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UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS - Coggle Diagram
UNSATURATED HYDROCARBONS
ALKENES
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USAGE:
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polymerization of alkene produces, for example, plastics
and synthetic rubber
beta-carotene and lycopene are plant pigments used in the
cosmetics, food and pharmaceutical industries
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Cis/trans isomers
compounds that have the same type and order of bonds, and a
different arrangement of atoms in space
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CHEMICAL PROPERTIES
chemically very reactive due to the multiple covalent
bond (UNSATURATION) on which chemical reactions occur