Question

Explain the meaning of saturated hydrocarbons with two examples.

Answer 1

(1) Saturated hydrocarbons are hydrocarbons in which the carbon atoms are connected by single bonds only. They are also called alkanes, and their general formula is C_nH_2n+2, where n is the number of carbon atoms in each of their molecules.
Examples: Methane (CH₄) and butane (C₄H₁₀) are saturated hydrocarbons with 1 and 4 carbon atoms respectively, and their names end with 'ane'. The atoms are only connected by single covalent bonds.
The structures are represented below