Question
Distinguish between the saturated hydrocarbon ethane and the unsaturated hydrocarbon ethene by drawing their structural formulae.
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Answer
| Ethane | Ethene |
 |  |
| It has carbon - carbon single bond. | It has carbon - carbon double bond |
| It is saturated. | It is unsaturated |
| Alkanes undergo a substitution reaction. | Alkenes undergo addition reaction. |
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