Ethene is known as the first member of the :

unsaturated hydrocarbons

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alkyne series

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saturated hydrocarbons

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alkane series

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aromatic hydrocarbons

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Solution

The correct option is A unsaturated hydrocarbons
$C H_{2} = C H_{2}$
Since it contains a double bond with the smallest number of carbon atoms, it is the first member of the alkene group which is an unsaturated hydrocarbon. Hence A is the correct answer

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