Question

Which one of the following belongs to the family of hydrocarbons?

a) NO

b) O3

c) NO2

d) C6H6​

Answer 1

Answer:

d

Explanation:

because hydrocarbons contain only hydrogen and carbon

Answer 2

Among the following, $C_{6} H_{6}$ belongs to the family of hydrocarbons. (Option d)

• Hydrocarbons are organic compounds consisting of only two types of atoms, namely carbon and hydrogen.
• $C_{6} H_{6}$ is a cyclic hydrocarbon which is known as benzene.
• Benzene has 6 atoms of carbon and 6 atoms of hydrogen.
• NO, $O_{3}$, and $NO_{2}$ are compounds that do not contain even a single atom of carbon or hydrogen. Hence, they are not hydrocarbons.