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A hydrocarbon is just what it sounds like, carbons with hydrogens on them. Carbon is able to form four (4) bonds to other elements (from the octet rule), where as Hydrogen can only from one (only has s orbital).
Hydrocarbon chains are linkages between carbons with hydrogens coming off the carbon. H3C-(CH2)n-CH3 is the chemical formula, where n is the number of linking carbons. Cn-H(2n+2) is the chemical formula, where n is the total number of carbons, notice each carbon is bonded to two carbons and two hydrogens, thus 2n; plus 2 because the terminal carbons have 3 H-C bonds and one C-C bond. They are said to be saturated when they follow Cn-H(2n+2), which is to say there are no double bonds.
An unsaturated hydrocarbon occurs when carbons forms two bonds between them, i.e. C=C instead of C-C. This gives rise to a loss of two hydrogens because the carbons can only have four total bonds to it. H3C-CH2-CH=CH-CH3 would be an example. Notice that it only has 10 hydrogens, where there would be 12 in a saturated hydrocarbon.
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The names of saturated hydrocarbons end in what?
The names of saturated hydrocarbons end in "-ane."
Are alcohols saturated hydrocarbons?
No, alcohols are not saturated hydrocarbons. Alcohols contain a hydroxyl (-OH) functional group, which is not present in saturated hydrocarbons. Saturated hydrocarbons consist only of carbon-carbon single bonds and carbon-hydrogen bonds.
How did you mean by saturated hydrocarbons?
Saturated hydrocarbons have only single bonds between carbon atoms.
What distinguishing characteristic is common in the name of saturated hydrocarbons?
what distinguishing characteristic is common in the names of saturated hydrocarbons?
Which alkanes compounds are saturated hydrocarbons?
All non-cyclic alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons of the general formula: CnH(2n+2)
Which structural feature is found in most unsaturated hydrocarbons and never in a saturated hydrocarbon?
Most unsaturated hydrocarbons contain double or triple bonds between carbon atoms, which are structural features that distinguish them from saturated hydrocarbons. Saturated hydrocarbons, on the other hand, only contain single bonds and are fully "saturated" with hydrogen atoms. The presence of these multiple bonds in unsaturated hydrocarbons allows for different reactivity and bonding characteristics compared to their saturated counterparts.
How can a potassium permanganate test to distinguish saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons?
In the potassium permanganate test, saturated hydrocarbons do not react with the solution, while unsaturated hydrocarbons can reduce the purple color of potassium permanganate to colorless. This is because unsaturated hydrocarbons have double or triple bonds that can be broken to form new bonds with the permanganate ions, reducing them in the process. This color change can be used to distinguish between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons.
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
What family of hydrocarbons are always saturated compounds?
Alkanes are always saturated hydrocarbons. They contain only single bonds between carbon atoms, making them fully saturated with hydrogen atoms.
Are cyclic hydrocarbon unsaturated?
Cycloalkanes are saturated hydrocarbons.
What are hydrocarbons with only a single bond called?
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.
