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Explain why this compound is not a hydrocarbon. *
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Explain why this compound is not a hydrocarbon. * (2 points)-example-1
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This compound includes one Cl atom. Hydrocarbons only consist of compounds of hydrogen and carbon, but this compound includes chlorine too. So this is not a hydrocarbon.
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hydrocarbons are only made up of carbon and hydrogen. since this compound has chlorine, it is not a hydrocarbon
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