Which of these statements is true of saturated hydrocarbons?

a. They contain one carbon to carbon double bond.

b. They have at least one carbon to carbon double bond.

c. They have one or more carbon to carbon triple bonds.

d. They contain only single bonds.

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Savanna Hubbard

Chemistry

22 June, 12:57

Which of these statements is true of saturated hydrocarbons?

a. They contain one carbon to carbon double bond.

b. They have at least one carbon to carbon double bond.

c. They have one or more carbon to carbon triple bonds.

d. They contain only single bonds.

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Reyna Pearson · Answer 1

The answer is (d.) They contain only single bonds.

The hydrocarbons which only contain single bonds between the carbon atoms are referred as saturated hydrocarbons. These hydrocarbons have carbon atoms bonded by many hydrogen atoms making it saturated. These are also the simplest class of hydrocardons.

Which of these statements is true of saturated hydrocarbons?a. They contain one carbon to carbon double bond.b. They have at least one carbon to carbon double bond.c. They have one or more carbon to carbon triple bonds.d. They contain only single bonds.

Which of these statements is true of saturated hydrocarbons?

a. They contain one carbon to carbon double bond.

b. They have at least one carbon to carbon double bond.

c. They have one or more carbon to carbon triple bonds.

d. They contain only single bonds.