Question

What is meant by the statement, "Saturated hydrocarbons are relatively inert"? They are difficult to obtain energy from. They will not form other compounds readily. They react with oxygen only with difficulty. They will not combine with similar molecules.

Answer 1

I think the answer is B.

Answer 2

The right answer is " They will not form other compounds readily" .

Explanation: A relatively inert molecule is a molecule that generally does not react with other substances with ease. The term relatively inert means little reactive. We refer to molecules as being chemically relatively inert if their atoms do not combine, quickly, with other atoms in chemical reactions.