Chemistry GCSE
Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons
What Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
Definition of Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons
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The bromine water test distinguishes unsaturated hydrocarbons, which decolourise it, from saturated hydrocarbons, which do not.
Topics that use Saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons
- Cracking and alkenes (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Addition polymerisation
- Addition reaction
- Alkane
- Alkenes
- Bromine water
- Catalytic cracking
- Cracking
- Decolourised
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