The number of saturated and unsaturated bonds in cyclohexane are :

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Q: 12 (CDS-I/2022)
The number of saturated and unsaturated bonds in cyclohexane are :

question_subject: 

Logic/Reasoning

question_exam: 

CDS-I

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0,69,109,27,53,69,29

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{'unsaturated bonds': [0, 0, 0, 1], 'cyclohexane': [0, 0, 1, 1]}

Option 1 states that cyclohexane has 9 saturated bonds and 0 unsaturated bonds. This is incorrect. Cyclohexane is a saturated compound, meaning it only contains single bonds between its carbon atoms. Since cyclohexane has 6 carbon atoms, it would have a total of 6 single bonds, resulting in 6 saturated bonds.

Option 2 suggests that cyclohexane has 18 saturated bonds and 3 unsaturated bonds. This is incorrect. As mentioned earlier, cyclohexane only has single bonds, so it can`t have any unsaturated bonds. Therefore, the correct number of saturated bonds would be 6, not 18.

Option 3 correctly states that cyclohexane has 18 saturated bonds and 0 unsaturated bonds. This is the correct answer. Since cyclohexane is a saturated compound, it consists of only single bonds between its carbon atoms. With 6 carbon atoms, there are a total of 6 single bonds, resulting in 6 carbon-carbon sigma bonds. Multiply this by 3 (since each carbon atom is connected to 2 other carbon atoms), and we get 18 saturated bonds.

Option 4 suggests that cyclohexane has 9 saturated bonds and