Chemistry A-Level
hydrocarbon
What hydrocarbon means in Chemistry A-Level, as defined for AQA.
Definition of hydrocarbon
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A molecule that contains only carbon and hydrogen.
Topics that use hydrocarbon
- Fractional distillation of crude oil (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- fractional distillation
- London forces and chain length
- crude oil composition
- saturated
- temperature gradient
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