Name two saturated and two unsaturated hydrocarbons.

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Solution

Saturated hydrocarbons are organic compounds in which all the carbon-carbon bonds are single bonds. A hydrocarbon is an organic compound whose only constituents are carbon and hydrogen.
Unsaturated hydrocarbons are organic compounds that are entirely made up of carbon and hydrogen atoms and consist of one or more double or triple bond between two adjacent carbon atoms.
Saturated hydrocarbons are : Ethane (C₂H₆) and Propane (C₃H₈).
Unsaturated hydrocarbons are: Ethene (C₂H₄) and Propene (C₃H₆).

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