CAIE IGCSE Chemistry 11.1.5 Saturated compound has molecules in
Practise deciding when an organic compound is saturated by checking whether every carbon-carbon bond in the molecule is single.
- Syllabus
- 2026–2028
- Course
- Chemistry 0620
Practise deciding when an organic compound is saturated by checking whether every carbon-carbon bond in the molecule is single.
The table shows the structures of four hydrocarbons.

Compound P is saturated.
What is meant by the term saturated?
(all) the ( C-C ) bonds are single