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Complete combustion of alkenes produces carbon dioxide and water, provided there is a plentiful supply of oxygen. Incomplete combustion of alkenes occurs where oxygen is limited and produces water ...

Photos © Michael Davidson and The Florida State University These photos show the 60-carbon alkene buckminsterfullerene ("buckyballs"). This substance joins graphite ...

The carbons of the alkene functional group ... the first double bond encountered is on carbon 6, so this is an example of an omega-6 fatty acid. Can eating fat be good for us?