What are carbon compounds?Carbon compounds are compounds which contain the element carbon. These compounds contain carbon and hydrogen only or carbon and hydrogen in combination with a few other elements such as oxygen, sulphur, nitrogen, halogens and phosphorus.Organic compoundsCarbon compounds can be classified into two groups: (a) Organic compounds (b) … [Read more...] about What are carbon compounds?
Hydrocarbons
Classification of Hydrocarbons
Classification of Hydrocarbons The compounds containing only carbon and hydrogen in their molecules are called hydrocarbons. Hydrocarbons are classified into two categories known as open chain hydrocarbons and closed chain hydrocarbons. Open chain hydrocarbons are also called aliphatic hydrocarbons or acyclic hydrocarbons.Open and closed chain hydrocarbons Let us observe … [Read more...] about Classification of Hydrocarbons