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SAI International School
Class-X
Subject_ Chemistry
Topic- Carbon & it's Compounds
Subtopic-Hydrocarbons
Lesson Notes
Hydrocarbons -
The term HYDROCARBON means organic compounds which contain only
carbon and hydrogen.
Types of Hydrocarbons-
OPEN CHAINED OR ALIPHATIC HYDROCARBONS-
Aliphatic compounds are open chainedhydrocarbon
compounds containing carbon and hydrogenatoms joined together in-
I. Straight chains,
II. Branched chains
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