Saturated hydrocarbons
1. Hydrocarbons in which carbon atoms are
linked by single covalent bonds.
2. Names of these hydrocarbons end with
‘ane’.
Unsaturated hydrocarbons
1. Hydrocarbons in which carbon atoms are
linked by double and triple covalent bonds.
2. Names of these hydrocarbons end with
‘ene’ or ‘yne’