hydrocarbon 1 (alkane)

majority of compounds found in the crude oil

single containing carbon carbon bond

compound that displayes sp3 hybridisation

compound that has angle of 109o

saturated hydrocarbons

compounds that have the max number of hydrogen

general formula CnH2n+2

mixture of hydrocarbon- alkanes, cycloalkanes, aromatic compound

cycloalkanes - CnH2n general formula, containing single C-C bond in a 'ring', only containing 2H each

aromatic - based on hexagonal benzene ring

separation of hydrocarbon based on their boiling point

fractions : group of compound that have similar boiling point

the lower the relative molecular mass, the volatile they are -- collected at top of fractionating column (high demand)