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 pho…

Classification of HydrocarbonsThe 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 hydroc…