Why are unsaturated hydrocarbons more reactive than saturated hydrocarbons?

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Why are unsaturated hydrocarbons more reactive than saturated hydrocarbons?

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selected Jan 29, 2018 by Vikash Kumar
 
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Unsaturated hydrocarbons are more reactive due to the presence of C=C and C ≡ C bonds which are weaker than the single bond in saturated hydrocarbons. These double and triple bonds are the reactive sites in the unsaturated hydrocarbons which easily give addition reactions

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