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Actually all hydrocarbons are not alkynes, but all alkynes are hydrocarbons.

Alkynes contain carbon and hydrogen and hence they are known as hydrocarbons.

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Is a hydrocarbon molecule classified as an alkyne if it has at least one quadruple bond?

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How can you identify a hydrocarbon is alkane alkene or alkyne?

An alkene will have a double carbon-carbon bond and an alkyne will have a triple.


What is an alkynal?

An alkyne is a hydrocarbon containing at least one carbon-carbon triple bond.


How many alkyne are there?

infinity because carbon can make many hydrocarbon


What is the ending if a hydrocarbon has only triple bonds?

If a hydrocarbon has a triple carbon bond, it is an alkyne and ends with -yne. It has the formula CnH2n-2.


What is indicated by the methyl- prefix?

The molecule is a branched hydrocarbon.


. A molecule that contains only carbon and hydrogen is called a .?

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Which piece of information do you need to determine whether a molecule is an alkene or alkyne?

The type of C-C bonds in the molecule


What molecule only contains only carbon and hydrogen is called?

A hydrocarbon-apex


What is a molecule containing only carbon and hydrogen called?

A hydrocarbon.


What does the suffix yne indicate about the structure of the molecule?

unsaturation the -C≡C- group, therefore an alkyne


Is butane a molecule?

It is a hydrocarbon with the formula, C4H10