Question

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2) Ethylene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon.
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Answer 1

Answer:

Since there is a double bond in its molecule, ethylene is very reactive. Ethylene, C2H4, is a colorless gas. It is the simplest alkene. Because it contains a double bond, it it called an unsaturated hydrocarbon or an olefin.

Answer 2

Answer:

The carbon compounds having a double or triple bond between two carbon atoms are called unsaturated compounds.

Ethylene has double bond.

Hence, it is an unsaturated hydrocarbon.