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Interpretation:
The two ways in which all hydrocarbons are alike and two ways in which they differ have to be determined.
Concept Introduction:
Hydrocarbons:
They are the compounds which contain only carbon and hydrogen.
Alkenes are one of the important types of hydrocarbon which have at least one carbon-carbon double bond (
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