Question: Arrange the following alkenes in order of decreasing stability: 1-pentene; (E)-2-pentene; (Z)-2-pentene; 2-methyl-2-butene.

Arrange the following alkenes in order of decreasing stability: 1-pentene; (E)-2-pentene; (Z)-2-pentene; 2-methyl-2-butene.

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