Question

Give reasons for the following:
(i) Unsaturated hydrocarbons show addition reaction.
(ii) Alcohol supplied for industrial purpose is mixed
with copper sulphate.​

Answer 1

Answer:

(a) Unsaturated hydrocarbon contains either double or triple bonds, which are reactive, so they break easily and convert into single covalent bonds hence they easily undergo addition reactions. While saturated hydrocarbons have only single bonds which are strong hence they do not show addition reactions

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