Ritan Sheth
- Books Name
- Ritan Sheth Chemistry Book
- Publication
- Ritan Sheth
- Course
- CBSE Class 11
- Subject
- Chemistry
CHAPTER- 13 HYDROCARBONS
CLASSIFICATION
Organic compounds containing carbon and hydrogen atoms only are called hydrocarbons. Depending on the types of C-C bond, they can be classified into three – saturated, unsaturated and aromatic hydrocarbons. Saturated hydrocarbons are also called alkanes. They contain only C-C single bonds. Unsaturated hydrocarbons contain atleast one carbon-carbon double bond (alkene) or carbon-carbon triple bond (alkyne). Aromatic hydrocarbons are a special type of cyclic compounds. They are also called arenes.
