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A straight chain hydrocarbon with the formula C6H12: has a triple C-C bond has a double C-C bond is essentially inert has two double C-C bonds

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Answer:

The hydrocarbon has a double C-C bond.

Step-by-step explanation:

Degree of unsaturation is a calculation that allows to know the number of rings and π-bonds.

For a hydrocarbon of formula CₓHₙ, the degree of unsaturation is:


DoU= (2x+2-n)/(2)

For C₆H₁₂:


DoU= (2*6+2-12)/(2) = 1.

As the hydrocarbon is a straight-chain hydrocarbon, there are not rings, thus, degree of unsaturation is due 1 π-bond, that means that hydrocarbon has a double C-C bond.

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