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The carbon atom shows the catenation property. Hence, it can link to other carbon atoms forming large molecules. The carbon atom can form bonds with other atoms like hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, etc. The compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms are called hydrocarbons.
Hydrocarbons are classified as saturated and unsaturated. In saturated hydrocarbons, the carbon atom is linked to another carbon atom by a single bond and in
A homologous series is formed by the addition of a
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