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*[[Alkene]]s - Which have one or more [[Double Bond|double bonds]] between [[Carbon Atom]]s.
Small [[hydrocarbon]] [[molecule]]s are given names based on the number of [[Carbon]] [[atom]]s they contain:
*Meth - 1 [[Carbon]]([[Methane]])*Eth - 2 [[Carbon]]([[Ethane]] and [[Ethene]])*Prop - 3 [[Carbon]]([[Propane]] and [[Propene]])*But - 4 [[Carbon]]([[Butane]] and [[Butene]])*Pent - 5 [[Carbon]]([[Pentane]] and [[Pentene]])*Hex - 6 [[Carbon]]([[Hexane]] and [[Hexene]])*Hept - 7 [[Carbon]]([[Heptane]] and [[Heptene]])*Oct - 8 [[Carbon]]([[Octane]] and [[Octene]])
: [[Crude Oil]] is a [[mixture]] of hundreds of different [[hydrocarbon]] [[molecule]]s.