ICSE Class 10 Chemistry
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Organic Chemistry - Unit Test Paper — Question 9
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Question Question 6.4
Give reasons for the following :
Substitution reactions are characteristic reactions of saturated organic compounds only.
In saturated hydrocarbons, all the four valencies of each carbon are satisfied by the hydrogen atoms, forming single covalent bond. The non-availability of electrons in the single covalent bond makes them less reactive and therefore undergo characteristic substitution reaction only. Addition reactions are not possible in case of saturated organic compounds.