Question

What are hydrocarbons?

Answer 1

• The organic compounds that are made up of Hydrogen ($H_2$) and Carbons atoms ($C$) are known as hydrocarbons.
• For example: alkane ($C{H}_4$), alkenes($C_2{H}_4$), etc.
• Hydrocarbons can be present in a straight-chain form or in aromatic (ring) form or in cyclic form.