What are hydrocarbons how are they classified give examples


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What are hydrocarbons? How are classified? Explain with suitable examples?

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The term HYDROCARBONS means organic compounds which contain only carbon and hydrogen. By using this definition, four classes of hydrocarbons are included: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and aromatic. SATURATED means that each carbon is bonded to four other atoms through single covalent bonds.


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