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WHAT IS THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HYDRO CARBONS AND ORGANIC CHEMISTRY?

Organic chemistry   :  It is the study of carbon compounds or we can say that it is the chemistry of specific carbon compounds except -oxides ,carbonates ,bicarbonates and metallic carbides That is  there are exceptions :
Carbon monoxide (CO),Carbonates (Na2CO3 ) ,Thiocyanates (NaSCN),Carbon dioxide (CO2),Cyanides (KCN),Carbides (CaC2) ,Carbondisulphide (CS2).These compounds are studied as a part of inorganic chemistry  because of their properties .

Hydrocarbons   :  They  are organic compounds composed of carbon and hydrogen only
Example      :        methane  (CH4)  ,ethane   (C2H6  )  ,ethene  (C2H4 ) and ethyne  C2H2 )


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