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Hydrocarbons. Characteristic: Compounds made up of hydrogen and carbon. Hydrocarbons are of 2 types, saturated and unsaturated hydrocarbons. Name: Saturated hydrocarbons. Characteristic: Hydrocarbons in which the carbon atoms are connected by single bonds only. Saturated hydrocarbons are also called Alkanes. Name: Unsaturated hydrocarbons. Characteristic: Hydrocarbons in which the carbon atoms are connected by double bonds or triple bonds are called unsaturated hydrocarbons. Unsaturated hydrocarbons are of 2 types, Alkenes and Alkynes. Name: Alkenes. Characteristic: Unsaturated hydrocarbons in which the carbon atoms are connected by at least one double bond. Name: Alkynes. Characteristic: Unsaturated hydrocarbons in which the carbon atoms are connected by at least one triple bond are called alkynes.