In one industrial organic reaction, C3H6 reacts with water in the presence of a catalyst. This reaction is represented by the balanced equation below.

78 Explain, in terms of bonding, why C3H6 is classified as an unsaturated hydrocarbon. [1]
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"Not all Single Bonds" The C3H6 is unsaturated because each molecule has a double covalent bond between two of its carbon atoms. There is a carbon-carbon double bond in each molecule. |
79 Write the IUPAC name for the organic reactant. [1]
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propene (1-propene is incorrect) |
80 Identify the class of compound to which the product of the reaction belongs. [1]
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