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what are hydrocarbons ? Detailed but short explanation.....

Hydrocarbons are chemical compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons usually have a carbon skeleton to which the hydrogen atoms are attached. The simplest hydrocarbon is methane, with one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms.

Some of the well known energy sources such as petroleum and natural gas have a mixture of various hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons hold a high energy potential which can be liberated by burning them.

Hydrocarbons are basically of two types- saturated hydrocarbon (which contain only single bonds) and unsaturated hydrocarbons (which contain one or more double or triple bond).

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ahydrocarbonis anorganic compoundconsisting entirely ofhydrogenandcarbon.[1]Hydrocarbons from which one hydrogen atom has been removed arefunctional groups, calledhydrocarbyls.[2]Aromatic hydrocarbons(arenes),alkanes,alkenes,cycloalkanesandalkyne-based compounds are different types of hydrocarbons.

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A carbon made up of hydrogen and carbon is called hydrocarbon

two type of hydrocarbon

saturated and unsaturated

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