Essential Chemistry for IGCSE - The Variety Of Organic Chemicals (Section 4 - No. 36)
What is the primary difference between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons?
Saturated hydrocarbons contain only carbon-carbon single bonds, while unsaturated hydrocarbons contain at least one carbon-carbon double or triple bond.
Saturated hydrocarbons are more reactive than unsaturated hydrocarbons.
Saturated hydrocarbons are gases, while unsaturated hydrocarbons are liquids.
Saturated hydrocarbons contain more hydrogen atoms for a given number of carbon atoms.
Explanation
The key difference is the presence or absence of multiple bonds between carbon atoms.
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