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9.1.1 Hydrocarbons and crude oil
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What is a hydrocarbon?

What is a hydrocarbon?

Displayed structures of methane and a six-carbon ring as hydrocarbons, compared with ethanol containing oxygen as a non-hydrocarbon

A hydrocarbon is a compound containing carbon and hydrogen only. The presence of any third element means that the compound is not a hydrocarbon.

9.1.1 Hydrocarbons and crude oil Lesson

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Step-by-step lessons on Edexcel GCSE Chemistry 9.1.1 Hydrocarbons and crude oil. Each one builds up to exam-style questions. Nail the core quantitative topics — moles, balancing equations and calculations — early on, since they underpin higher-tier questions across every paper and topic.

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