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Hydrocarbons are the major components of petroleum , which is called a fossil
fuel because it consists of the partially decomposed remains of organisms that
lived millions of years ago . Although hydrocarbons are not prevalent in living ...
Hydrocarbons are the major components of petroleum , which is called a fossil
fuel because it consists of the partially decomposed remains of organisms that
lived millions of years ago . Although hydrocarbons are not prevalent in living ...
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Another characteristic of hydrocarbons is that they can undergo - ronctions that
release a relatively large amount of energy .. The gasoline that fuels a car
consists of hydrocarbons , and the hydrocarbon tails of fat molecules serve as
stored fuel ...
Another characteristic of hydrocarbons is that they can undergo - ronctions that
release a relatively large amount of energy .. The gasoline that fuels a car
consists of hydrocarbons , and the hydrocarbon tails of fat molecules serve as
stored fuel ...
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( b ) Mammalian adipose cells stockpile fat molecules as a fuel reserve . Each
adipose cell in this micrograph is almost filled by a large fat droplet , which
contains a huge number of fat molecules . Isomers Variation in the architecture of
organic ...
( b ) Mammalian adipose cells stockpile fat molecules as a fuel reserve . Each
adipose cell in this micrograph is almost filled by a large fat droplet , which
contains a huge number of fat molecules . Isomers Variation in the architecture of
organic ...
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