Which is a difference between butene and cyclobutene?
A)They are isomers.
B)Cyclobutene has 2 double bonds, butene does not.
C)The location of the double bond is terminal in cyclobutene, but between interior carbons in butene.
D)Cyclobutene is missing more hydrogens than is butene.

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Cyclobutene is a cyclic compound, meaning its carbon atoms form a ring. This structure inherently has fewer hydrogen atoms than its linear counterpart, butene, due to the ring formation which satisfies carbon's valency differently than in a linear structure. Butene, being a linear alkene, can have its double bond in various positions but still maintains a higher hydrogen count compared to cyclobutene because it doesn't form a ring.

Which Is a Difference Between Butene and Cyclobutene