Solution:
(a) Hydrocarbons are the broad term for all carbon and hydrogen-based molecules.
(b) In order to reach the inert gas state by sharing electrons, carbon builds compounds primarily through covalent bonding.
(a) What is the general name of all the compounds made up of carbon and hydrogen? (b) Why does carbon form compounds mainly by covalent bonding?
(a) What is the general name of all the compounds made up of carbon and hydrogen? (b) Why does carbon form compounds mainly by covalent bonding?