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Benzoic acid is unsaturated because it has double- double carbon bonds and due to resonance those bonds can be easily move around , that's what makes benzoic acid unique. All compounds containing a benzene ring are actually unsaturated.

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Benzoic acid is classified as a saturated compound because it contains only single bonds between carbon atoms.

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Unsaturated

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Q: Benzoic acid is unsaturated or saturated compound?
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