Unsaturated/Saturated Hydrocarbons

_sophie_ | 15:52 Mon 05th Apr 2010 | Science

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Can someone clear this up for me...
Is an alkane an unsaturated hyrdrocarbon and an alkene a saturated hyrdrocarbon?

If not... whats' the different between saturated and unsaturated hyrdrocarbons and then whats with the alkanes and alkenes?!
I'm so confused!

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dundurn

alkanes are hydrocarbons with only single bonds, methane, propane, butane, pentane, hexane, etc

alkenes have a double bond, e.g. ethylene

alkynes, e.g. acetylene have a triple bond.

alkenes and alkynes can take up more hydrogen atoms by splitting the double/ triple bond, so they are described as unsaturated.

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