Why are single - bond carbon compounds called saturated and others called unsaturated compounds? and PJ Bond @ Fest 11 10.27.12-21

Why are single - bond carbon compounds called saturated and others called unsaturated compounds?

By others I mean double and triple bond compounds.


Bond best answer:

Answer by haile d
Saturated means (Full) unable to take up any more. Double and triple bonds can accept other atoms by breaking on of the bonds so they are not "full"

Bond

PJ Bond @ Fest 11 10.27.12-21


Image by elawgrrl
PJ Bond plays Fest 11 at Civic Media Center, Gainesville, FL, October 27, 2012.

Note: Please share, download and use these photos for non-commercial purposes but be sure to abide by the creative commons license by crediting the photos to Nicole Kibert / www.elawgrrl.com and if using online, add a link back to this page or to www.elawgrrl.com. This license does not permit commercial use. Thanks.

---

Orignal From: Why are single - bond carbon compounds called saturated and others called unsaturated compounds? and PJ Bond @ Fest 11 10.27.12-21