1-octanol is an alcohol, so it has an OH group attached to the first C atom. (C8H17OH)
1-octene is an alkene, which has a double bond between the first and second C atoms. (C8H16)
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Same as "foot". The term "linear" is used to distinguish from square foot, or cubic foot.Same as "foot". The term "linear" is used to distinguish from square foot, or cubic foot.Same as "foot". The term "linear" is used to distinguish from square foot, or cubic foot.Same as "foot". The term "linear" is used to distinguish from square foot, or cubic foot.
According to Wikipedia (see link), a human eye with excellent acuity can distinguish between lines that are 0.35 mm apart, held at a distance of 1 meter. That is 350 micrometres or 350,000 nm - somewhat larger than the 250 nm in the question!
to form or mark differently from other such things;distinguish.
The numbers used are 0, 1, 2, ... , 15. However, the numbers 10 to 15 are denoted by A, B, C, D, E and F. This is to distinguish between, for example, the decimal 11 and the hex 11. The latter is 1*161 + 1 (in decimal) or 17 (in decimal).
Many Europeans write a 1 with a rather long "flag" at the top but no cross mark at the bottom, so that a 1 and a 7 can sometimes be mistaken for one another. The line through the 7 distinguishes it in the way that the line through a Z can distinguish it from a 2.