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Classification of Hydrocarbons

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Compounds of carbon and hydrogen which form long chains or branched chains are:

A

carbo hydrides

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hydrogen carbon

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C

hydrogen carbides

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D

hydro carbons

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Solution

The correct option is D hydro carbons
Hydrocarbons are the compounds made by carbon and hydrogen only. Carbon shows the property of catenation, hence hydrcarbons can form long as well as branched chain structures.

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