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A saturated hydrocarbon will undergo ............... reactions, whereas the typical reaction of an unsaturated hydrocarbon is ..............

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A saturated hydrocarbon will undergo substitution reactions, whereas the typical reaction of an unsaturated hydrocarbon is addition reaction.

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