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A type of hydrocarbon that contains carbon atoms connected only by a single bond is called saturated hydrocarbon. It is the simplest form of the hydrocarbon species.

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Do Saturated hydrocarbons Contain only single bond?

Saturated hydrocarbons contain only single bonds, such as hexane. Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain either double or triple bonds, such as hexene and hexyne.


What are Hydrocarbons containing only single-bonded carbon atoms called?

Saturated hydrocarbons


Why Can't hydrocarbons with single bonds form geometric isomers?

Hydrocarbons with single bonds lack the required rotation restriction to form geometric isomers. Geometric isomers result from restricted rotation around a double bond, which is not present in hydrocarbons with single bonds. As a result, hydrocarbons with single bonds do not exhibit geometric isomerism.


What is the name given to the series of hydrocarbons containing only single carbon to carbon bonds?

These are called saturated hydrocarbons.


Which series contains only substances with single covalent bonds?

The series containing only substances with single covalent bonds is the hydrocarbons called alkanes. Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons having only single bonds between carbon atoms.


Why this hydrocarbon is an alkane?

Hydrocarbons are classified based on their structure and bonding. Alkanes are hydrocarbons that contain only single bonds between carbon atoms. If a hydrocarbon contains only single bonds and no other functional groups (like -OH or -COOH), it is classified as an alkane.


What type of reactions do saturated hydrocarbons undergo as opposed to unsaturated hydrocarbons?

Subistitution reaction: It's a reaction where the bonds of unsaturated alkenes (double bond) can be broken down and substituted by other elements, which replace hydrogen bonds. Also they will form only a single bond.


How are unsaturated and saturated hydrocarbon different?

Saturated hydrocarbon cannot bond with compounds anymore, where as unsaturated hydrocarbons can bond, as they contain double or triple bonds. When they bond, the double and triple bonds break and new separate single bonds are formed with hydrogens or any other external compounds.


Do alkanes have double bonds double bonds?

No, alkanes do not have double bonds. Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons that only contain single bonds between carbon atoms.


Which hydrocarbon have only one single bonds?

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What is a covalent bond in which only one pair of electrons is shared called?

A single covalent bond.


How did you mean by saturated hydrocarbons?

Saturated hydrocarbons have only single bonds between carbon atoms.