Question

What is a hydrocarbon?

Answer 1

Hydrocarbons: Hydrocarbons are organic compounds that are entirely made up of only two kinds of atoms – carbon (C)and hydrogen (H).

The molecular formula for hydrocarbon compounds is C_xH_y. There are different types of hydrocarbons such as saturated hydrocarbons, unsaturated hydrocarbons, cycloalkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons and aliphatic hydrocarbons.