Show with the help of the structural formula of ethylene that it is an unsaturated hydrocarbon.
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Class X
Physical Science
Organic Chemistry
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2026
Structural formula of ethylene (Câ‚‚Hâ‚„):
Hâ‚‚C = CHâ‚‚
Ethylene contains a carbon-carbon double bond (C=C). Therefore, the valencies of carbon atoms are not fully saturated with hydrogen atoms.
Hence, ethylene is an unsaturated hydrocarbon.
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