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Give a test that can be used to differentiate between saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons.

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Solution :Butter CONTAINS saturated fats while cooking oil contains unsaturated fats.
Unsaturated compound decolourise the pink COLOUR of ALKALINE `KMnO_(4)` solution.
When butter is treated with a few DROPS of alkaline `KMnO_(4)` solution, the pink colour of `KMnO_(4)` does not disappear, while, when cooking oil is treated with a few drops of alkaline `KMnO_(4)` solution, its pink colour disappears.


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