Answer:
Compounds consisting of carbon and hydrogen are known as hydrocarbons.
(a) Saturated hydrocarbons: Alkanes \[({{C}_{n}}{{H}_{2n+2}})\] are the compounds of carbon which have single bond.
\[H-\underset{\begin{smallmatrix} | \\ H \end{smallmatrix}}{\overset{\begin{smallmatrix} H \\ | \end{smallmatrix}}{\mathop{C}}}\,-H\]
(b) Unsaturated hydrocarbons: The compounds of carbon having double bonds are alkene \[({{C}_{n}}{{H}_{2n}})\] and having triple bonds are alkyne\[({{C}_{n}}{{H}_{2n-2}})\].
The reaction which converts unsaturated hydrocarbons to saturated hydrocarbons i.e. alkenes to alkane is known as hydrogenation reaction. It is used to obtain ghee from oil.
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