The general formula is CnH2n+2. This is the formula for any number of carbons._______________________________________________________________Alkenes

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Aliphatic Organic Molecules

Organic molecules are based on carbon, therefore the core of the element contains carbon, though unlike benzine they don't contain carbon rings.

Alternatively organic molecules were divided depending on the smell they gave off. One group was called Aramaic, which tended give off a 'nice' smell, and the other was called aliphatic, which tended to give off a 'bad' smell. This is where the organic molecules get the name aliphatic.

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Why Does Carbon Form Lots of Stable Compounds?

One thing carbon does to magnify its stability is bong with itself, which doubles it in strenght. Another major reason is the fact that it forms chains really easy also adding to the fact that it has lots of stale compunds. Finally, the C-C bond is extremely stable as you will see in the table below where I will compare it to other bonds and see which bond has the highest bond energy.

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Clearly the C-C bond wins.

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Alkanes

Alkanes are carbon compounds with single bonds. Here are some examples of alkanes in the table below.

To find out any number of carbons there is a general formula that I have figured out

from the table above. The general formula is CnH2n+2. This is the formula for any number of carbons.

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Alkenes

Alkenes are similar to alkanes but the difference is that alkenes have a double bond in them. So  alkenes are carbon compounds with a double bond. here are some ...

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