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Q: Is methane the simplest unsaturated hydrocarbon?
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Is butane the simplest hydrocarbon?

No. Methane (CH4) is the simplest hydrocarbon


Is methane a noble gas?

No. methane is the simplest hydrocarbon and not a noble gas.


Is CH4 a hydrocarbon formula?

Yes. CH4 is the formula for methane. The simplest of all hydrocarbons.


What is actively unsaturated hydrocarbon?

Hydrocarbon is a compound. Unsaturated hydrocarbon refers to the hydrocarbon containing at the least, a double or triple bond. Acetic acid is an example of a hydrocarbon.


What is the different between saturated and unsaturated?

Saturated hydrocarbon does not decolourise bromine water while unsaturated hydrocarbon decolourize it.


Why is methanol a hydrocarbon?

because methane is a hydrocarbon!


When a hydrocarbon is bent it is called?

unsaturated


What is the chemical name of the simplest hydrocarbon?

Methane (CH4) is made up of only one Carbon Atom and four Hydrogen atoms. That would be the simplest.


Does c6h14 have a double bond?

No, when it is a cyclo-hydrocarbon, Yes when it is an unsaturated hydrocarbon (decene)


What do you call a hydrocarbon with single bonds?

There is no hydrocarbon with a single bond. The simplest hydrocarbon, methane: CH4, has four single bonds.


Why is ethene the smallest unsaturated hydrocarbon molecule?

Ethene may not be the smallest what about ethyne? Ethene, ethylene, is C2H4 Unsaturated hydrocarbon molecules contain double or triple bonds. The smallest will either be ethene C2H4 with one double bond, or ethyne , acetylene, HCCH with one triple bond. Ethyne wins, it has 2 less hydrogen atoms making it the LIGHTEST. Look at the structures in wikipedia and work out which is physically the smallest. I still go with ethyne. Wikipedia Ethene Wikipedia Ethyne


Is methane a salt?

NO!!! It is a hydrocarbon gas, of the formula 'CH4'.