Key term for Edexcel GCSE Chemistry, used in Hydrocarbons.
The property of a hydrocarbon molecule containing at least one carbon-carbon double bond, meaning it does not contain the maximum possible number of hydrogen atoms.
Unsaturation appears in Edexcel GCSE Chemistry revision content for Qualitative Analysis, Hydrocarbons and Polymers, especially Hydrocarbons and Addition Reactions.
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