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Q. Assertion : Saturated hydrocarbons are chemically less reactive.
Reason : All isomeric paraffins have same parent name.

AIIMSAIIMS 2015Hydrocarbons

Solution:

Less reactivity of saturated hydrocarbons is due to the presence of single bonds between carbon atoms. Paraffins (alkanes) may have straight chain or branched chain isomers which have different parent names.