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प्रश्न
Give reason for the following :
Methane does not undergo addition reaction, but ethane does
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उत्तर
Alkanes are saturated, i.e. they do not have a carbon-to-carbon double bond, and so do not undergo an addition reaction. Alkenes are said to be unsaturated because of the carbon-to-carbon double bond in their structure, and the double bond in alkenes makes them more reactive than alkanes.
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\[\begin{array}{cc}
\phantom{......}\ce{H}\phantom{..}\ce{H}\phantom{..}\ce{H}\phantom{........}\\
\phantom{}|\phantom{...}|\phantom{...}|\phantom{..}\\
\ce{H-C-C-C-OH}\\
\phantom{}|\phantom{...}|\phantom{...}|\phantom{..}\\
\phantom{......}\ce{H}\phantom{..}\ce{H}\phantom{..}\ce{H}\phantom{........}\\
\end{array}\]
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