Hydrocarbon

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Description

Any compound that contains only hydrogen and oxygen. Paraffin is an aliphatic hydrocarbon and benzene is an aromatic hydrocarbon. A polymer composed of carbon and hydrogen, such as polyethylene, is called a hydrocarbon resin.

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