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Why are some of these called Saturated and other Unsaturated compounds?


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  • Carbon can form different types of bonds with other elements i.e, single, double and triple.
  • The compounds which comprise single bonds are known as saturated compounds.
  • The compounds which comprise double or triple bond are known as unsaturated compounds.

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