Is biodiesel a hydrocarbon?

first you need to know that what is a hydrocarbon .A hydrocarbon is a covalent compound in which only carbon and hydrogen is present . Now you can see that in CH3-CH2OH a functional group OH i.e....

Hydrocarbons are basically the same thing. A hydrocarbon and a substituted hydrocarbon are similar because they are both sudo-noble gases(each carbon has 8 valence electrons and the rest have a full...

Because it is derived from biological sources (crops such as rape) and not mineral sources such as coal or oil.

hydrocarbons are the organic compounds of carbon and hydrogen

Biodiesel is an alternative fuel to standard fossil fuels, that can be made from fats and vegetable oils. It contains no petroleum or petroleum-products. If made correctly, it can be used in diesel...