<P> In organic chemistry , a saturated compound is a chemical compound that has a chain of carbon atoms linked together by single bonds . Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons . An unsaturated compound is a chemical compound that contains carbon - carbon double bonds or triple bonds , such as those found in alkenes or alkynes , respectively . Saturated and unsaturated compounds need not consist only of a carbon atom chain . They can form straight chain , branched chain , or ring arrangements . They can have functional groups , as well . It is in this sense that fatty acids are classified as saturated or unsaturated . The amount of unsaturation of a fatty acid can be determined by finding its iodine number . </P>
<P> In organic chemistry , a saturated compound is a chemical compound that has a chain of carbon atoms linked together by single bonds . Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons . An unsaturated compound is a chemical compound that contains carbon - carbon double bonds or triple bonds , such as those found in alkenes or alkynes , respectively . Saturated and unsaturated compounds need not consist only of a carbon atom chain . They can form straight chain , branched chain , or ring arrangements . They can have functional groups , as well . It is in this sense that fatty acids are classified as saturated or unsaturated . The amount of unsaturation of a fatty acid can be determined by finding its iodine number . </P>
when do we say that a solution is unsaturated
when do we say that a solution is unsaturated
a chemical compound that contains carbon - carbon double bonds or triple bonds , such as those found in alkenes or alkynes , respectively
a chemical compound that contains carbon - carbon double bonds or triple bonds , such as those found in alkenes or alkynes , respectively