Butadiene (structure given below) is extensively used in the production of synthetic rubber. It is often described as an 'unsaturated' hydrocarbon because :

butadiene molecules are unstable and react easily

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each butadiene molecule has two fewer hydrogen atoms than each butane molecule

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each carbon atom in butadiene has only three shared electron pairs instead of tour

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each molecule of butadiene contains double bonds

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Solution

The correct option is C each molecule of butadiene contains double bonds
Butadiene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon as each molecule of butadiene contains C=C double bonds.

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