How to Use double bond in a Sentence

double bond

noun
  • In a trans fat, the hydrogens transverse the double bond, and no kink forms.
    — Elsbeth Sites, Discover Magazine, 16 Dec. 2014
  • Delta 8 has a double bond on the eighth carbon atom, while delta 9 has it on the ninth carbon atom.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Most polymers have at least one carbon-carbon double bond, which is much easier to break.
    — Elizabeth Rayne, Ars Technica, 21 Sep. 2024
  • The melting point of a fat is linked to its level of saturation — the number of single bonds versus double bonds in its fatty-acid chain.
    — J. Kenji López-Alt, New York Times, 3 Mar. 2020
  • Delta 8 contains a double bond on the eighth carbon atom, while regular THC has it on the ninth carbon atom.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 29 Aug. 2023
  • Namely, while Delta-9 has what is known as a double bond on its ninth carbon atom, Delta-8 has one of its double bonds on the eighth — hence the names.
    — Molly Longman, refinery29.com, 12 Aug. 2021
  • All that separates them is the location of a double bond, found on the eighth carbon in delta-8 THC and the ninth carbon in delta-9.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC News, 28 June 2021
  • However, there is a slight difference in the placement of a double bond in the chemical structure of delta-8, resulting in some distinct effects.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 11 July 2023
  • But that modest change allows Z to form a triple hydrogen bond with T, which is more stable than the double bond that holds together A-T.
    — Quanta Magazine, 12 July 2021
  • Both compounds have double bonds within their molecular structures; however, these bonds exist in different positions.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 24 July 2023
  • The chemical is made up of carbon atoms with alternating single and double bonds, and, crucially, its conductivity changes drastically depending on whether the chain is cut on a single or double bond.
    — IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2026
  • In recent years investigators have developed photocatalysts that break the resistant double bond between carbon and oxygen in carbon dioxide.
    — Javier Garcia Martinez, Scientific American, 10 Nov. 2020
  • Incorporating his innovative use of aldehydes, which are organic compounds where a carbon atom shares a double bond with an oxygen atom, a single bond with a hydrogen atom, and a single bond with another atom to form the carbonyl group.
    — Allyson Portee, Forbes, 16 Apr. 2021
  • Chemical Structure Delta 8 and Delta 9 have a similar chemical structure, with the only difference being the placement of a double bond.
    — Amber Smith, Discover Magazine, 8 Sep. 2023
  • Delta-8 looks much like delta-9 THC — the more common molecule in cannabis that makes people feel high — but has a slightly different structure, with a double bond located between a different set of carbon atoms.
    — Emily Alpert Reyes, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2024

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