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Read the following statement and answer as true or false.
If a hydrocarbon has a double or triple covalent bond, it is saturated.
If true enter 1, else enter 0.

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Solution

Saturated hydrocarbons (alkanes) are the simplest of the hydrocarbon species. They are composed entirely of single bonds and are saturated with hydrogen. The general formula for saturated hydrocarbons is CnH2n+2 .
Thus given statement is false.

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