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An open-chain hydrocarbon has all of its carbon atoms joined only by single bonds. The compound is classified as:
AUnsaturated
BAromatic
CSaturated
DHeterocyclic
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Saturated
1. The chain is open (acyclic), so it is not cyclic, aromatic or heterocyclic.
2. When every carbon-carbon bond in such a chain is a single bond, the compound is saturated.
3. Double or triple bonds would make it unsaturated, which is not the case here.
4. Hence the compound is saturated.
_Source: Samacheer Kalvi (TN SCERT) Class 10 Science, Unit 11 "Carbon and its Compounds", p.163_
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