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Give an example of an unsaturated compound?


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Unsaturated compound:

  • The compounds which are consists of only carbon and the hydrogen atom are called unsaturated compounds.
  • These compounds contain at least one double and triple bond.
  • Unsaturated compounds include alkenes, alkynes, and aromatic hydrocarbons.
  • Examples are ethene (C2H4), benzene(C6H6), propene(C3H6), butadiene(C4H6), etc.

Hence, an example of an unsaturated compound is benzene(C6H6).


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