Study the structural formula given (H3C-CH3 type, two carbons each bonded to three hydrogens and to each other) and answer: (i) name the compound (ii) is it saturated? Give reason (iii) which compound forms if one hydrogen is replaced with -OH?

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(i) The compound is ethane (C2H6). (ii) Yes, it is a saturated hydrocarbon because the two carbon atoms are joined by a single covalent bond only. (iii) If one hydrogen atom is replaced by -OH, the compound formed is ethanol (ethyl alcohol, C2H5OH).