Question

How to identify saturated & unsaturated hydrocarbon

Answer 1

Answer:

The simplest way to identify saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons is to look at their bonds. If there is single bond then it will be a saturated hydrocarbon. If there is a triple or a double bond then it will be consider as unsaturated hydrocarbon.

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Answer 2

Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons

Explanation:

Hydrocarbons are the compounds which contain carbon and hydrogen atoms only.

• Hydrocarbons can be classified in to two types, namely saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons based on the nature of bonding in between carbon atoms.
• A saturated hydrocarbon is one that contain only single bonds in between the carbon atoms.
• Example: Alkanes
• Methane$(CH_4)$, Ethane$(H_3C-CH_3)$, Propane$(H_3C-CH_2-CH_3)$ etc.
• An unsaturated compound is one that contain double or triple bonds in between the carbon atoms.
• Example: Alkenes and Alkynes
• Ethene$(H_2C=CH_2)$, Propene$(CH_3-CH=CH_2)$, Ethyne(HC≡CH), Propyne (CH₃-C≡CH)