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What is the difference in structure between a saturated and an unsaturated compound?
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the difference in structure between a saturated and an unsaturated compound is found in their bonds.
A Saturated compound contain only one carbon-carbon signle bond. all the four bonds of carbon are fully utilised and no more hydrogen or other atoms can attach to it. Thus, they can undergo only substitution reactions. (aka ALKANES).
An Unsaturated Compound contain one double covalent bond between carbon atoms or a triple covalent bond between carbon atoms. the bonds of carbon are not fully utilised by hydrogen atoms, more of these can be attached to them. Thus, they undergo addition reactions as they have two or more hydrogen atoms less than the saturated hydrocarbons
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What is the structure of cyclohexene Is the compound saturated or unsaturated Explain?
Cyclohexene is an unsaturated molecule because contain a double bond and has a ring structure.
An organic compound burns with a sooty flame is it a saturated or unsaturated compound?
hydrocarbons, in general.
Is p-chlorobenzoic acid saturated?
No. it is an unsaturated (aromatic) compound.
Is an aldehyde saturated or unsaturated?
Alkanes have single bonds only and are therefore saturated. A hydrocarbon is unsaturated if there are multiple bonds or rings within the compound. Alkenes contain double bonds, alkynes contain triple bonds, and cycloalkanes contain rings; these are unsaturated hydrocarbons. But alkanes are saturated.
Is cyclohexane a saturated hydrocarbon?
Yes, because all the valencies of carbon atoms are satisfied by sigma bonding and cycloakane does not undergo the addition reactions. However many chemists would say that only alkanes are fully saturated and these have no ring structure and a general formula of CnH2n+2
Is aniline an unsaturated compound or saturated compound?
unsaturated
What is the structure of cyclohexene Is the compound saturated or unsaturated Explain?
Cyclohexene is an unsaturated molecule because contain a double bond and has a ring structure.
How is saturated carbon compound different from an unsaturated one?
the difference between saturated and unsaturated compound is that it decolurize kmn and do addition reactions for example CH2=CH2 + br2__________ CH2Br_CH2Br
Is diamide is saturated compound or unsaturated comound?
Saturated
An organic compound burns with a sooty flame is it a saturated or unsaturated compound?
hydrocarbons, in general.
Is urea is a saturated compound?
unsaturated
Is p-chlorobenzoic acid saturated?
No. it is an unsaturated (aromatic) compound.
What is the objective of doing the baeyer's test?
To identify between saturated and unsaturated compound.
When the colour of KMnO4 gradually fades away then the compound is whether saturated or unsaturated?
You think probable to a dilute, unsaturated solution.
What shift occurs when a saturated compound is converted into an unsaturated compound?
It gains a double bond. Unsaturated basically means it has a double bond. from C-C to C=C basically.
Is an aldehyde saturated or unsaturated?
Alkanes have single bonds only and are therefore saturated. A hydrocarbon is unsaturated if there are multiple bonds or rings within the compound. Alkenes contain double bonds, alkynes contain triple bonds, and cycloalkanes contain rings; these are unsaturated hydrocarbons. But alkanes are saturated.
What are the reagents used distingush saturated and unsaturated organic compounds?
Basically there are many tests which is usually practiced to distinguish saturated Organic compounds from the unsaturated ones. But two of them are the most common: 1. Bromine water test. 2. Bayer's test. Basically Bromine water is red in color, so when an unsaturated compound (Alkene or Alkyne) is treated with it. The Bromine water get decolourized, on the other side the color is not changed when treated with saturated compound. In the Bayer's test KMnO4 solution is used, the unsaturated compound vanish its pink color while the saturated compounds do not.
