2006-07-13 17:23:10 · 5 answers · asked by cinabolic 3 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Chemistry
Hydrocarbon as the name suggests is an organic compund made of H and C. It is the basic building blocks for most other organic compounds. HC are usually used for fuel especially the low molecular wt
2006-07-13 17:29:15 · answer #1 · answered by Joe C 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In chemistry, a hydrocarbon is any chemical compound that consists only of the elements carbon (C) and hydrogen (H). They all contain a carbon backbone, called a carbon skeleton, and have hydrogen atoms attached to that backbone. (Often the term is used as a shortened form of the term aliphatic hydrocarbon.) Most hydrocarbons are combustible.
There are essentially three types of hydrocarbons:
1. aromatic hydrocarbons, which have at least one aromatic ring
2. saturated hydrocarbons, also known as alkanes, which don't have any double, triple or aromatic bonds
3. unsaturated hydrocarbons, which have one or more double or triple bonds between carbon atoms, are divided into:
* alkenes
* alkynes
The number of hydrogen atoms in hydrocarbons can be determined, if the number of carbon atoms is known, by using these following equations:
* Alkanes: CnH2n+2
* Alkenes: CnH2n (assuming only one double bond)
* Alkynes: CnH2n-2 (assuming only one triple bond)
* Cyclic hydrocarbons: CnH2n
EXAMPLE : Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane etc.
2006-07-14 01:57:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Fuels
2006-07-14 00:26:48 · answer #3 · answered by your_pits_smell 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hydrocarbons are fuels containing hydrogen & carbon.
2006-07-14 11:26:11 · answer #4 · answered by acna 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
gas ... oil ... your body ... your food ... the trees - it is all hydrocarbons.
2006-07-14 00:25:37 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋