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What are hydrcarbons?

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∙ 15y ago
Updated: 8/9/2019

Chemicals made up of only hydrogen and carbon. All hydrocarbon are fuels.

Petrol, methylated spirit (meths), natural gas and coal are all hydrocarbons (but they have impurities such as sulphur/sulfur).

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