Hydrocarbon

An organic chemical compound consisting only of hydrogen and carbon.

The molecular structure of hydrocarbon compounds varies from the simplest, methane (CH4) to very heavy and very complex structures such as that of octane (C8H18), for example, a constituent of crude oil which is one of the heavier and more-complex hydrocarbons.

Hydrocarbon

An organic chemical compound consisting only of hydrogen and carbon.

The molecular structure of hydrocarbon compounds varies from the simplest, methane (CH4) to very heavy and very complex structures such as that of octane (C8H18), for example, a constituent of crude oil which is one of the heavier and more-complex hydrocarbons.