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What is the difference between saturated hydrocarbon and unsaturated hydrocarbon?

Saturated means maximum hydrogens and only single bonds; unsaturated has double/triple bonds and fewer hydrogens.

Saturated means maximum hydrogens and only single bonds; unsaturated has double/triple bonds and fewer hydrogens. A reliable way to keep them apart is to focus on what each one is defined by, not just the similar-sounding words.

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saturated hydrocarbon vs unsaturated hydrocarbon

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