What is the definition of hydocarbon?

Answer 1

In organic chemistry, a hydrocarbon is a compound consisting of only carbon and hydrogen atoms.

There are different types of hydrocarbons, such as saturated hydrocarbons, which include alkanes (e.g.- methane), unsaturated hydrocarbons, which include alkenes and alkynes (e.g.- ethylene and ethyne), cycloalkanes (e.g. - cyclopropane), and arenes, also known as aromatic hydrocarbons (e.g. - benzene).