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hydrocarbon

An organic substance only composed of Carbon and Hydrogen atoms (for example, petrol, coal, natural gas, etc.). It is called saturated when the chain it is made up of is composed entirely of single bonds. If it contains double or triple links, it is called unsaturated.

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