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Is C₆H₁₂ saturated or unsaturated? How many hydrogen atoms is it short of the alkane with six…
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Is saturated or unsaturated? How many hydrogen atoms is it short of the alkane with six carbons? Explain why the formula alone cannot settle the question.
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Alkenes have one C=C, , -ene. Alkynes have one C≡C, , -yne. A ring also takes away two hydrogens: cyclohexane is and saturated. Compare the hydrogens with to tell the type.
The worked solution
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Work it out on paper first. It is fine to get stuck or make a mistake: that is how we learn. When you are ready, go through the solution one step at a time, and check each step against your own.
Step 1. Missing hydrogens. .
Step 2. One double bond? Then it is hexene, an alkene, and unsaturated.
Step 3. One ring? Then it is cyclohexane, with single bonds only, and saturated.
Step 4. A test decides. Hexene decolourises bromine water; cyclohexane does not.
Answer: hydrogens missing; it may be unsaturated hexene or saturated cyclohexane.
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