What are saturated Hydrocarbons?

Answer 1

Any hydrocarbon were the atoms are joined by a single covalent bond. Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons.

However, by comparison, unsaturated hydrocarbons, such as alkenes, and alkynes, can 'absorb' more hydrogen atoms, because they have double/ triple bond between carbons.

Answer 2

Saturated hydrocarbons are organic compounds consisting of carbon and hydrogen atoms connected by single bonds. They are termed "saturated" because the carbon atoms are fully saturated with hydrogen atoms, meaning there are no double or triple bonds between the carbon atoms. Saturated hydrocarbons include alkanes and cycloalkanes.

Answer 3

• Saturated hydrocarbons have every possible bonding site on the carbon backbone that could bond to a hydrogen bonded to a hydrogen. All carbon-carbon bonds are single. These hydrocarbons are rigid and have high melting temperatures. Lard, Crisco, Butter, and Margarine are saturated.
• Unsaturated hydrocarbons don't and therefor contain one or more double or triple carbon-carbon bond(s). These hydrocarbons are "floppy" and have lower melting temperatures. Cooking and Salad oils are unsaturated.

Answer 4

In a saturated hydrocarbon all the bonds between carbon atoms are single bonds.

Answer 5

The general name is alkanes, and common examples are natural gas and crude oil.

Answer 6

Those hydrocarbons in which all the four valencies of all the carbon atoms are satisfied by single bonding are saturated hydrocarbons, they do not undergo the addition reactions.

Answer 7

saturated hydrocarbons are those which have single bonds between their carbon atoms and unsaturated are those which have 2 or 3 carbon bonds

Answer 8

Saturated hydrocarbons are also known as paraffins.

Answer 9

Saturated hydrocarbons are acyclic organic compounds having only single carbon bonds in the molecule: methane, ethane, propane, butane, hexane, etc.

Answer 10

Saturated hydrocarbons have only single bonds.