A molecule of an unsaturated hydrocarbon must have (1) at least on single carbon-carbon bond

(2) at least one multiple carbon-carbon bond

(3) two or more single carbon-carbon bonds

(4) two or more multiple carbon-carbon bonds

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Akira Townsend

11 January, 20:54

A molecule of an unsaturated hydrocarbon must have (1) at least on single carbon-carbon bond

(2) at least one multiple carbon-carbon bond

(3) two or more single carbon-carbon bonds

(4) two or more multiple carbon-carbon bonds

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Celia Buchanan · Answer 1

An unsaturated hydrocarbon has a double or triple C-C bond as unsaturated literally means it is not saturated with atoms so there are "spare bonds" left.

Therefore:

A molecule of an unsaturated hydrocarbon must have 2 - at least one multiple Carbon-Carbon bond.

A molecule of an unsaturated hydrocarbon must have (1) at least on single carbon-carbon bond(2) at least one multiple carbon-carbon bond(3) two or more single carbon-carbon bonds(4) two or more multiple carbon-carbon bonds

A molecule of an unsaturated hydrocarbon must have (1) at least on single carbon-carbon bond

(2) at least one multiple carbon-carbon bond

(3) two or more single carbon-carbon bonds

(4) two or more multiple carbon-carbon bonds