Chemistry
(a) Which of the following statements is wrong about alkanes?
- They are all saturated hydrocarbon.
- They can undergo addition as well as substitution reaction.
- They are almost non polar in nature.
- On complete combustion give out carbon dioxide and water.
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Answer
They can undergo addition as well as substitution reaction.
Reason — The non-availability of electrons in the single covalent bond makes them less reactive and therefore undergo characteristic substitution reaction only.
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