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Which of the following is the general formula for saturated hydrocarbons?<\/p>\n

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\nSaturated hydrocarbons, also known as alkanes, are hydrocarbons where all carbon-carbon bonds are single bonds. The general formula for alkanes is CnH\u2082n+2, where ‘n’ represents the number of carbon atoms. This formula represents the maximum number of hydrogen atoms that can be bonded to ‘n’ carbon atoms in an acyclic structure with only single bonds.
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\n– Saturated hydrocarbons are alkanes.
\n– They contain only single bonds between carbon atoms.
\n– The general formula represents the relationship between the number of carbon and hydrogen atoms in such molecules.
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\nUnsaturated hydrocarbons include alkenes (at least one double bond, general formula CnH\u2082n) and alkynes (at least one triple bond, general formula CnH\u2082n-2). Cycloalkanes (cyclic saturated hydrocarbons) have the general formula CnH\u2082n.
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Which of the following is the general formula for saturated hydrocarbons? [amp_mcq option1=”CnH\u2082n+2″ option2=”CnH\u2082n-2″ option3=”CnH\u2082n+1″ option4=”CnH\u2082n-1″ correct=”option1″] This question was previously asked in UPSC CDS-2 – 2018 Download PDFAttempt Online Saturated hydrocarbons, also known as alkanes, are hydrocarbons where all carbon-carbon bonds are single bonds. The general formula for alkanes is CnH\u2082n+2, where ‘n’ represents … <\/p>\n

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