Differece between saturated hydrocarbon and unsaturated hydrocarbon
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Explanation:
Hydrocarbons are organic compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms. Hydrocarbons are considered as parent compounds of many organic compounds. The main chain of hydrocarbons is made by the C-C bonds, and hydrogen atoms are attached to carbon atoms in the main chain. Based on the presence of single or multiple bonds between carbon atoms, hydrocarbons are classified into two groups namely; saturated hydrocarbons and unsaturated hydrocarbons. The main difference between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon is that saturated hydrocarbons contain only single covalent bonds between carbon atoms, whereas unsaturated hydrocarbons contain at least one double or triple covalent bond in the main chain. Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons show different characteristics because of these structural differences.
Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons :
Carbon is a unique element having the property to combine with either same or different elements. A lot of elements can combine with carbon. One of the elements is hydrogen. Carbon can form compounds only with hydrogen. Compounds of carbon which are made up of only carbon and hydrogen are known as the hydrocarbons.
1) Saturated hydrocarbons : The hydrocarbons in which only single bonds are present in between the adjacent carbon atoms. It means every carbon atom in hydrocarbon, contributes two Electrons for sharing. These are the alkanes.
2) Unsaturated hydrocarbons : These are the hydrocarbons in which there are present either double or triple bonds in between the adjacent carbon atoms. It means that atoms of carbon contributes either two or three Electrons for sharing. According these compounds are of two types.
- Alkenes
- Alkynes