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double bonded hydrocarbons are called "alkenes" and triple bonded hydrocarbons are called "alkynes"

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Is 3-ethyl 2-methyl 1-pentene unsaturated?

Unsaturated hydrocarbons are hydrocarbons that have double or triple bonds between adjacent carbon atoms. Double bonded hydrocarbons are called alkenes & triple bonded hydrocarbons are called alkynes. Since the compound is a pentene, it is an alkene so it would have a double bond between the 1st & 2nd carbon atoms. Therefore it is unsaturated.


A hydrocarbon that has one or more double or triple bonds is what?

at least a double bond is an alkene at least a triple bond is an alkyne i believe...


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.


What are straight chain or branch chain hydrocarbons called in which all the bonds between carbon atoms are single covalent bonds?

With no double or triple bonds, they are called "saturated".


Is Carbon Dioxide a single double or a triple bond?

There are two oxygen double bonded to one carbon. DOUBLE BOND.


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 compounds containing both hydrogen and carbon called?

Compounds that contain only hydrogen and carbon are called hydrocarbons. There are many of these, saturated hydrocarbons are termed alkanes, examples range from methane CH4 the smallest to polymers such as polythene (C2H4)n , others include the unsaturated hydrocarbons with double or triple bonds (alkenes and alkynes) such as ethylene C2H4, acetylene C2H2


What is the molecular shape of C2H4?

Think of this as H2C3H2 or HC3H3 As carbon is tetravalent and hydrogen is monovalent there must be either two hydrogens bonded to a carbon that is double bonded to another that is double bonded to the third which has the remaining hydrogens double bonded. Otherwise this must be a hydrogen bonded to a carbon that is triple bonded to another carbon which is single bonded to the third carbon which is bound to three hydrogens.


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.


Why must unsaturated hydrocarbons have a minimum of two carbons?

The name hydrocarbon means that the only elements in the compound are hydrogen and carbon. Unsaturated means there are double or triple bonds in the compound. Hydrogen atoms cannot form double or triple bonds, but two carbon atoms can. Thus unsaturated hydrocarbons must have a minimum of two carbon atoms.


What is a compound containing only carbon and hydrogen and has no double or triple bonds?

The generic term for such materials is "unsaturated hydrocarbons".


Lewis structure of N2?

From left to right h single bonded to n, which is double bonded to n, which is single bonded to h. there is one lone pair above each n.