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Saturated and Unsaturated Compounds

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Methane is a saturated hydrocarbon while ethene and ethyne are unsaturated hydrocarbons.

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Q. Methane is a saturated hydrocarbon while ethene and ethyne are unsaturated hydrocarbons.

Distinguish between the saturated hydrocarbon ethane and unsaturated hydrocarbon ethene.

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(b) ethane and ethene
(c) ethene (ethylene) and ethyne (acetylene).

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[Ethyne, ethanol, acetic acid, ethene, methane]

(a) An unsaturated hydrocarbon used for welding purposes.

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(d) An organic compound is used as a thermometric liquid.

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ii) A hydrocarbon which on catalytic hydrogenation gives a saturated hydrocarbon.

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