Asap ! explain why molecules of alkenes and alkynes must have at least two carbon atoms while alkanes may contain only one carbon atoms.

Explanation:

Alkenes and alkynes are unsaturated molecules, because they have, at least, two adjacent carbon atoms bonded together by either a doubler or a triple bond: - C = C -  or - C ≡ C -.

Hence, at least two carbon atoms are needed to form those double or triple bonds, while alkanes have only single bonds. The example of alkane with only one carbon atom is methane: CH₄, which is the most simple alkane.

The most simple alkene is CH₂ = CH₂, and the most simple alkyne is CH≡CH.

As you see, the very definition of alkenes and alkynes forces that those molecules must have at least two carbon atoms.

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