Question

What is the name of this hydrocarbon

Answer 1

You haven't shown the structural formula but it's either an Alkene(double bond c=b between 2 carbons) or an alkane
If there is 1 carbon it is methane (methene is not possible as a carbon cannot double bond with itself)
If there are 2 carbons it could be ethane or ethene
If there are 3 carbons it could be propane or propene
If there are 4 carbons it could be butane or butene
If there are 5 carbons it could be pentane or pentene
Etc.

E.g ethane E.g. Ethene
H H H H
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H---C---C---H C = C
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H H H H