1. Hydrocarbons and Organic Chemistry
INTRODUCTION Hydrocarbons are compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms. ... They also belong to a subgroup of compounds called alkanes. ... AROMATIC compounds contain a special type of ring, the most common example of which is a benzene ring. There is no special ending for the general family of aromatic compounds. Hydrocarbons are the simplest organic compounds. ...
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