Question
Give the structural differences between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons with two examples, each.
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Answer
Saturated hydrocarbons or alkanes contain either C—C or C—H bonds in their molecules. These are represented by the general formula $C _n H _{2 n+2}$ For example, For example,$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{H}-\text{C}-\text{C}-\text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Ethane}$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{H}-\text{C}-\text{C}-\text{C}-\text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\ \ \ \ \ \ |\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\ \ \ \ \text{H}\ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Propane}$
Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain either atleast one >C = C< bond or triple —C ≡ C— bond in their molecules. These may be either alkenes or alkynes in nature. The general formula of alkenes is $C _n H _{2 n}$ while that of alkynes is $C _n H _{2 n-2}$ for example,
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{H}-\text{C}=\text{C}-\text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \text{Ethene}$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{H}-\text{C}-\text{C}=\text{C}-\text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Propene}$ $\text{H}-\text{C}\equiv\text{C}-\text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Ethyne}$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{H}-\text{C}-\text{C}\equiv\text{C}-\text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \text{Propyne}$
Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain either atleast one >C = C< bond or triple —C ≡ C— bond in their molecules. These may be either alkenes or alkynes in nature. The general formula of alkenes is $C _n H _{2 n}$ while that of alkynes is $C _n H _{2 n-2}$ for example,
$\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{H}-\text{C}=\text{C}-\text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \text{Ethene}$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{H}-\text{C}-\text{C}=\text{C}-\text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Propene}$ $\text{H}-\text{C}\equiv\text{C}-\text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \text{Ethyne}$ $\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\text{H}-\text{C}-\text{C}\equiv\text{C}-\text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ |\\\ \ \ \ \ \ \ \ \text{H}\\\ \ \ \ \text{Propyne}$
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