Question

Define the following :

(i) Hydrocarbon

(ii) Alkanes

(iii) Alkenes

(iv) Alkynes​

Answer 1

1. elements made up of hydrogen and carbon

2. Saturated hydrocarbons connected by single bond

3. Unsaturated hydrocarbons connected by double bond

4. Unsaturated hydrocarbons connected by triple bond

Answer 2

Answer:

1. the compounds containing only hydrogen and carbon with or without atoms such as O,N,X

2. A class of organic compounds that contain only and only single bonds among them

3.a class of organic compounds that contain a double bond among them .(atleast one)

4. a class of organic compounds that contain a triple bond among them .(atleast one)