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'''Ethylene''' is a two-[[carbon]] [[alkene]]. Its [[chemical formula]] is CH₂CH₂ (or C₂H₄), and it's structure is as shown here:

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:[[Image:Double_bond.jpg]]

 

In a three-dimensional model, this same ethylene molecule might look like this:

 

:[[Image:Ethylene_model.jpg]]

 

Ethylene is involved with the process of [[fruit]] ripening. This is why apples (which produce large amounts of ethylene during ripening) will speed the ripening process of any other fruit they are near.

 

[[category:Chemical Compounds]]