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It has carbon and oxygen atoms in combination

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Q: What is the meaning of the term hydrocarbon?
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What is the scientific term for hydrogen?

Hydrocarbon.


Which is another term for petroleum?

Oil


What is the term for an unsaturated hydrocarbon?

These compounds are alkenes and alkynes.


What term refers to a saturated hydrocarbon?

a hydrocarbon is an organic compound which has all its valence shells filled with single bonds.these include alkanes and cycloalkanes


What are the prefix?

The prefix of 'hydrocarbon' is 'hydro' It means water, or the scientific term, h2o


What is the term used to describe molecules that have a carbon skeleton and some hydrogen atoms?

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A term applied to a hydrocarbon molecule that has the maximum number of hydrogen atoms?

saturated molecule


What is the term for unsaturated hydrocarbon with at least one double carbon-carbon bond?

alkene


What are the hydrocarbons prefix?

The prefix of 'hydrocarbon' is 'hydro' It means water, or the scientific term, h2o


What is the chemical elements in ethane?

Ethane is a hydrocarbon, meaning it's composed of carbon and hydrogen.


What is meant when somebody describes a chemical as being fat soulble?

it can be dissolved in fat meaning it is a hydrocarbon


Is H3C--CH3 a functionalized hydrocarbon or hydrocarbon?

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