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Differentiate: Saturated and Unsaturated hydrocarbon

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Differences between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbon are given below:

Saturated hydrocarbonUnsaturated hydrocarbon
Saturated Hydrocarbons are hydrocarbons having a single bond in between all adjacent carbon atoms.Unsaturated hydrocarbons are hydrcarbons having at least one multiple (double or tripple) bond in between two adjacenet carbon atoms.
They are comparatively less reactive than unsaturated hydrocarbon.They are comparatively more reactive than saturated hydrocarbon.
Their general formula is \(\rm C_{n}H_{2n + 2} \).They do not have a general formula. The general formula of alkene is \( \rm C_{n}H_{2n} \) and that of alkyne is \( \rm C_{n}H_{2n - 2} \).
Example: alkane.Example: alkene and alkyne.
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