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At random, or at least it seems...but there are rules.
In any hydrocarbon, all the carbon atoms are connected together into some sort of formation and all the open bonding sites are populated by...in a classical hydrocarbon they're populated exclusively with hydrogen. It is possible to build hydrocarbon-like compounds that contain other elements, but those are "organic compounds." An easy example is fructose: if you take a hexane (C6H12) molecule and add six oxygen atoms at specific locations, you wind up with a monosaccharide that sells at the rate of 240,000 tons per year.
There are six basic species of hydrocarbons: alkanes, cycloalkanes, alkenes, dienes, aromatics and alkynes.
An ALKANE, or saturated hydrocarbon, is a long-chain molecule that has only single bonds between the carbon atoms, if there are enough carbon atoms in the compound to have bonds between them. (Methane, which has but one carbon atom, is an alkane.) All alkanes end in the suffix "ane."
CYCLOALKANES are alkanes in which the carbons form a ring structure. They have the same name as the alkane with the same carbon count, with the prefix "cyclo."
ALKENES, or unsaturated hydrocarbons, contain at least one carbon-carbon double bond. They all end in "ene."
DIENES are alkenes with two carbon-carbon double bonds, and their suffix is "diene."
AROMATICS are ring-form alkenes with alternating carbon-carbon single and double bonds. Because they are alkenes at heart, they end in "ene." There is an entire field of chemistry specializing in aromatics.
ALKYNES are also called "acetylenes." These have a carbon-carbon triple bond, and their suffix is "yne." (The IUPAC name for acetylene gas is ethyne.)
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What is the name given to the series of hydrocarbons containing only single carbon to carbon bonds?
These are called saturated hydrocarbons.
How do you spell phthalates?
That is the correct spelling of name for the hydrocarbons, phthalates.
What is the name of a sedimentary rock containing hydrocarbons?
You think probable to a shale.
What are all the hydrocarbons and their derivatives?
A name to describe all the hydrocarbons and their derivatives is organic chemicals. I presume that's what you need. It would be impossible to list them as there are millions of them.
What is a mixture of hydrocarbons with different boiling points called?
Also a mixture, not a special name.
What is the name given to the series of hydrocarbons containing only single carbon to carbon bonds?
These are called saturated hydrocarbons.
What distinguishing characteristic is common in the name of saturated hydrocarbons?
what distinguishing characteristic is common in the names of saturated hydrocarbons?
The general name for hydrocarbons with at least one triple covalent bond is?
The general name for hydrocarbons with at least one triple covalent bond is alkynes.
What are the health and safety hazards of hydrocarbons?
Hydrocarbons are a vast and varied group of chemicals with a wide range of health and safety hazards. No single hazard applies to all hydrocarbons. It is best to seek information about the hazards of specific hydrocarbons by category or by specific chemical name.
How do you spell phthalates?
That is the correct spelling of name for the hydrocarbons, phthalates.
What is the scientific name for gasoline?
The scientific name for gasoline is aliphatic hydrocarbons.
What is the name of a sedimentary rock containing hydrocarbons?
You think probable to a shale.
What are all the hydrocarbons and their derivatives?
A name to describe all the hydrocarbons and their derivatives is organic chemicals. I presume that's what you need. It would be impossible to list them as there are millions of them.
What is another name for a type of molecule that contains only carbon and hydrogen?
Hydrocarbons.
Are epoxies classed as hydrocarbons?
They are not hydrocarbons.
What is the name given to chemicals that only contain hydrogen atoms and carbon atoms?
Hydrocarbons
What is a mixture of hydrocarbons with different boiling points called?
Also a mixture, not a special name.
