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Saturated hydrocarbons are known as:

AAlkanes
BAlkenes
CAlkynes
DAlcohols
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Alkanes
1. Hydrocarbon families are named by their bonds. 2. Single bonds only means saturated. 3. Those are the alkanes. _Source: syllabus Science Class X, Chapter 4, Carbon and its Compounds._
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