Give the name and structural formula of :
(a) Saturated hydrocarbons Which type of reaction will they undergo?

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a) Name and structural formula of saturated hydrocarbons are as follows:

These are the simplest hydrocarbons in which carbon-carbon atoms and carbon-hydrogen atoms are held together by single bonds.

These compounds can undergo substitution reactions.

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Give the name and structural formula of : (a) Saturated hydrocarbons Which type of reaction will they undergo?

a) Name and structural formula of saturated hydrocarbons are as follows:​ These are the simplest hydrocarbons in which carbon-carbon atoms and carbon-hydrogen atoms are held together by single bonds. These compounds can undergo substitution reactions.

Give the name and structural formula of :
(a) Saturated hydrocarbons Which type of reaction will they undergo?

a) Name and structural formula of saturated hydrocarbons are as follows:

These are the simplest hydrocarbons in which carbon-carbon atoms and carbon-hydrogen atoms are held together by single bonds.

These compounds can undergo substitution reactions.