Chemistry GCSE
Saturated Hydrocarbon
What Saturated Hydrocarbon means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for OCR.
Definition of Saturated Hydrocarbon
A compound containing only carbon and hydrogen atoms, with only single bonds between the carbon atoms (e.g., alkanes).
Topics that use Saturated Hydrocarbon
- Topic C6: Global challenges (OCR GCSE)
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