Question

define saturated hydrocarbon and unsaturated hydrocarbon?​

Answer 1

(a) Saturated hydrocarbons: Hydrocarbons in which the carbon atoms are linked to each other by single bonds only are known as saturated hydrocarbons.

Examples include ethane (CH

3

−CH

3

), butane CH

3

−CH

2

−CH

2

−CH

3

) etc.

(b) Unsaturated hydrocarbons: Hydrocarbons in which the carbon atoms are linked to each other by double (C=C) or triple (C≡C) bonds are known as unsaturated hydrocarbons.

Examples include ethene (H

2

C=CH

2

), propyne (HC≡CH−CH

3

) etc.

Answer 2

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