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Hydrocarbons with only single bonds are ______.

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The best word to fill the blank is "saturated". Hydrocarbons with only single bonds are saturated. These hydrocarbons are the deemed to be the simplest class. They are called saturated because each carbon is bonded to as many hydrogen as possible.
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