Hydrocarbon fuels contain a mixture of molecules classified as "hydrocarbons" along with various other non-hydrocarbon components which may or may not have fuel value. A hydrocarbon is a molecule that has a carbon backbone with hydrogen attached along the backbone. Simplest hydrocarbon is Methane (CH4). Hydrocarbons are generally associated with fossil fuels, but need not come just from fossil fuels. For example: Methane is a common byproduct of decaying organic matter. Global warming alarmists have noted the large amount of methane emitted from belching and flatulent cattle.
Hydrocarbon fuels usually contain other organic and inorganic compounds such as alcohols, keytones, ethers, and esters. They may contain partially oxygenated and nitrated compounds. Some contain hydrogen sulfide and other sulfur compounds. Since many (if not most) hydrocarbon fuels are fossil fuels and fossils are found in the ground - other common components of the ground (aka "dirt") are also mixed in with the hydrocarbon fuels. These inorganic compounds usually manifest themselves as ash after the hydrocarbon fuel is burned. Some of the common inorganic components are silica compounds and metals, although other nonmetallic components like Boron may also be present.
Hydrocarbons are molecules that contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms.
A Hydrocarbon is a compound of hydrogen and carbon
Hydrocarbons mean the compounds of carbon and hydrogen.
carbon and hydrogen
Hydrocarbons contain hydrogen and carbon.
They contain carbon and hydrogen.
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hydrocarbons hydrocarbons is a good answer but they may also contain elements other than carbon and hydrogen such as nitrogen and oxygen
No: for example, none of the other elements contains any amount of these two elements. Other large classes of substances free from oxygen and silicon are halides and hydrocarbons.
For example, all hydrocarbons.
Compounds that contain carbon-hydrogen bonding are collectively termed organic compounds. These are simply compounds that would contain hydrogen and carbon elements.
All diatomic elements contain pure covalent bonds because theyre of the same elements.
The elements that hydrocarbons contain are: -Hydrogen -Carbons
carbon and hydrogen
Inorganic substances do not contain hydrocarbons. Carbon and hydrogen are elements found in all organic compounds.
they are all formed from the same elements.
Oils are examples of hydrocarbons and hence they contain carbon and hydrogen as the elements.
They are built of complex hydrocarbons and trace minerals, and contain water, all of which are chemical compounds (of elements). They also need oxygen - itself an element.
hydrocarbons hydrocarbons is a good answer but they may also contain elements other than carbon and hydrogen such as nitrogen and oxygen
Hydrocarbons contain only hydrogen and carbon, whereas carbohydrates contain carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen. Carbohydrates, because they also contain oxygen, typically have more bonding variety.
No, all hydrocarbons contain carbon.
Actually all hydrocarbons are not alkynes, but all alkynes are hydrocarbons. Alkynes contain carbon and hydrogen and hence they are known as hydrocarbons.
No: for example, none of the other elements contains any amount of these two elements. Other large classes of substances free from oxygen and silicon are halides and hydrocarbons.
Hydrogen and carbon, of course!