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Dragomistress · « **on:** January 13, 2017, 09:07:50 am »

Which is the better and a more common terminology in HSC: ethylene or ethene?

Iminschool · « **Reply #1 on:** January 13, 2017, 09:23:42 am »

Which is the better and a more common terminology in HSC: ethylene or ethene?

Personally i use ethylene but from what i've seen, the HSC uses both so its up to you

Iminschool · « **Reply #2 on:** January 13, 2017, 09:28:25 am »

Which is the better and a more common terminology in HSC: ethylene or ethene?

Here's proof that they use both

RuiAce · « **Reply #3 on:** January 13, 2017, 09:39:58 am »

Ethene is the IUPAC name.

Ethylene is more of the everyday conversation name. That's why it's also acceptable.

Dragomistress · « **Reply #4 on:** January 13, 2017, 09:48:38 am »

Therefore, I should use ethylene instead of ethene?

armtistic · « **Reply #5 on:** January 13, 2017, 10:31:26 am »

Therefore, I should use ethylene instead of ethene?

It doesn't mean anything.
I guess use ethene because it's shorter

Kira Leigh · « **Reply #6 on:** January 26, 2017, 05:54:08 pm »

My class was told ethene because as RuiAce said that's its IUPAC name.

QC · « **Reply #7 on:** January 29, 2017, 02:22:50 pm »

It doesn't matter but if they specifically ask for the common name then it is ethylene and if they ask for the systematic name then say ethene

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