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Saturated and Unsaturated Hydrocarbons

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Given compounds: propyne, acetylene, butane, butanol, propene, ethane, and ethene. How many of these compounds are unsaturated?

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7

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B

4

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5

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6

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Solution

The correct option is B 4
Unsaturated compounds have double or triple bonds in their structures.
Propyne- Triple bond
Acetylene-Triple bond
Propene- Double bond
Ethene-Double bond
Butane, butanol, and ethane have single bonds, hence are saturated compounds.
So, the correct option is B.

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