What is the main difference between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: Saturated have only single bonds and unsaturated have double or triple bonds
The governing classification is based on carbon-carbon bonds. Saturated hydrocarbons contain only single C–C bonds, so the carbon framework holds the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms; alkanes are examples. Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain at least one C=C double bond or C≡C triple bond, as in alkenes and alkynes. Therefore option A is correct. Options B and C wrongly deny the presence of carbon or hydrogen, and D ignores the defining bond difference.
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What is the correct answer to this question?
Saturated have only single bonds and unsaturated have double or triple bonds
Why is this the correct answer?
The governing classification is based on carbon-carbon bonds. Saturated hydrocarbons contain only single C–C bonds, so the carbon framework holds the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms; alkanes are examples. Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain at least one C=C double bond or C≡C triple bond, as in alkenes and alkynes. Therefore option A is correct. Options B and C wrongly deny the presence of carbon or hydrogen, and D ignores the defining bond difference.
Which subject and chapter does this question cover?
This is a Class 10 Science question. Chapter: Carbon and its Compounds. Topic: Hydrocarbons.
