What is a hydrocarbon? Give any 3 examples.
The compounds which are formed by the combination of carbon and hydrogen are called hydrocarbons.
Its examples are:
- Methane (CH4)
- Ethane (C2H6)
- Ethene (C2H4)
what is alkanes? Give any three examples.
The saturated hydrocarbons in which all carbon atoms are connected by a single covalent bond is called alkanes.
Any three examples are:
Methane (CH4)
Ethane (C2H6)
Pentane (C5H12)