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 ether? Draw the structural formula of dimethyl ether and diethyl ether.
An organic compound having oxygen in between two alkyl groups is called ether.
Structural formula of dimethyl ether.
Structural formula of diethyl ether.