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  • Identifying the IUPAC Name of a Butene Isomer
    The name of C4H8 with a double bond on the third carbon is 3-butene. Here's how we arrive at that name:

    * C4H8: This formula indicates a four-carbon alkene (a hydrocarbon with a double bond).

    * 3-butene:

    * Butene indicates a four-carbon chain with a double bond.

    * 3- specifies that the double bond is located between the third and fourth carbon atoms.

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