Why are alkanes more reactive than alkenes?
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Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons where as alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons.
Unsaturated hydrocarbons are more reactive than saturated hydrocarbons. This is because saturated hydrocarbons contain only single bonds which are very stable and difficult to break,where as unsaturated hydrocarbons contain pi bonds, which can be easily broken . Also, the electron cloud of the pi bond is placed above and below the plane of the bonding atom.
This results in availability of the electrons in the unsaturated compounds, making them more reactive.
Due to this Alkenes are more reactive than Alkanes.
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Refer below for above asked query:-
Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocarbons where as alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons.
Unsaturated hydrocarbons are more reactive than saturated hydrocarbons. This is because saturated hydrocarbons contain only single bonds which are very stable and difficult to break,where as unsaturated hydrocarbons contain pi bonds, which can be easily broken . Also, the electron cloud of the pi bond is placed above and below the plane of the bonding atom.
This results in availability of the electrons in the unsaturated compounds, making them more reactive.
Due to this Alkenes are more reactive than Alkanes.
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