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How can you identify a hydrocarbon from its name?


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  1. To distinguish a hydrocarbon from its name, just focus on the ending letters in its name.
  2. A saturated hydrocarbon having a single bond between two adjacent Carbon- Carbon atoms (C-C) is indicated by writing the word “ane” after the stem, then it should be an Alkane.
  3. An Unsaturated hydrocarbon having a double bond between two adjacent Carbon- Carbon atoms (C=C) is indicated by writing the word “ene” after the stem, then it should be an Alkene.
  4. An Unsaturated hydrocarbon having a triple bond between two adjacent Carbon- Carbon atoms (CC) is indicated by writing the word “yne” after the stem, then it should be an Alkyne.

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