(a) Write a chemical equation involving structural formulas for the catalytic cracking of decane into an alkaneand an alkene that contain equal numbers of carbonatoms. Assume that both products have straight chainsof carbon atoms.(b) Draw and name one other isomer of the alkene.

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(a) Write a chemical equation involving structural formulas for the catalytic cracking of decane into an alkaneand an alkene that contain equal numbers of carbonatoms. Assume that both products have straight chainsof carbon atoms.
(b) Draw and name one other isomer of the alkene.

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