Question

Out of saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon which is more reactive?

Answer 1

• The saturated hydrocarbons have a single covalent bond between the C atoms.
• This single bond is strong and it is not very easy to break this bond.
• The unsaturated hydrocarbons have double and triple bonds.
• Among these double and triple bonds, only one bond is strong i.e. it is difficult to break one bond but the remaining are quite weak and can be broken down easily while taking part in a reaction to form different compounds.
• This shows unsaturated hydrocarbons are more reactive than saturated hydrocarbons.