Given compounds: propyne, acetylene, butane, butanol, propene, ethane, and ethene. How many of these compounds are unsaturated?
A
7
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B
4
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C
5
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D
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.