Concept explainers
Interpretation:
The physical property of saturated and
Concept Introduction:
Organic compounds are the important basis of life. They include gasoline, coal, dyes, and clothing fibers etc. The compounds that are obtained from living organisms are termed as organic compounds and those obtained from the earth are known as inorganic compounds. Organic compounds are found in earth also apart from living organisms. All the organic compounds contain the element carbon. Urea was synthesized in the laboratory which is an organic compound.
Hydrocarbons are the organic compounds that contain only hydrogen and carbon atoms. Hydrocarbon derivatives are the one in which the compounds contain hydrogen and carbon atoms along with one or more additional elements. The additional elements that can be present in hydrocarbon derivatives are oxygen, nitrogen, sulphur, chlorine, bromine etc. The compounds which contain only single bonds between carbon atoms is known as
Hydrocarbons are further classified into two categories. They are saturated hydrocarbons and unsaturated hydrocarbons. The hydrocarbons that contain single bonds between carbon atoms in the entire molecule is known as saturated hydrocarbon. The hydrocarbons that contain atleast one double or triple bond between two carbon atoms in the entire molecule is known as unsaturated hydrocarbon. The unsaturated hydrocarbons that contain double bond between carbon atoms is known as
Saturated hydrocarbons and unsaturated hydrocarbons have almost similar physical property. This is because they both contain only hydrogen and carbon atoms. The difference lies in the bonds present between the carbon atoms only.
Want to see the full answer?
Check out a sample textbook solutionChapter 13 Solutions
EBK GENERAL, ORGANIC, AND BIOLOGICAL CH
- What is the difference in bonding and in the general molecular formula between an alkene and an alkane with the same number of carbon atoms?arrow_forwardWrite molecular formulas for all the possible halogenated hydrocarbon products from the fluorination of methane.arrow_forwardWhat is the difference in bonding and in general molecular formula between an alkene and a cycloalkane with the same number of carbon atoms?arrow_forward
- Explain the difference between saturated hydrocarbonsand unsaturated hydrocarbons.arrow_forwardDistinguish between saturatedand unsaturated hydrocarbonsarrow_forwardWhat is the difference between the hybridization of carbon atoms’ valence orbitals in saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons?arrow_forward
- Chemistry: Matter and ChangeChemistryISBN:9780078746376Author:Dinah Zike, Laurel Dingrando, Nicholas Hainen, Cheryl WistromPublisher:Glencoe/McGraw-Hill School Pub CoIntroductory Chemistry: An Active Learning Approa...ChemistryISBN:9781305079250Author:Mark S. Cracolice, Ed PetersPublisher:Cengage LearningOrganic And Biological ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781305081079Author:STOKER, H. Stephen (howard Stephen)Publisher:Cengage Learning,
- General, Organic, and Biological ChemistryChemistryISBN:9781285853918Author:H. Stephen StokerPublisher:Cengage Learning