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Old December 17th, 2005, 15:30
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lol, indeed, even i was confused, and I am a third yr chem major at university.

Hydrocarbons are compounds which only contain carbon and hydrogen. As mentioned:

Alkanes: all single bonds
Alkenes: contain double bonds
Alkynes: contain triple bonds between atoms