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Alkane ( Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.)

Alkane, member of a family (homologous series) of hydrocarbons (substances containing hydrogen and carbon only) with the general formula C_nH₂_n₊₂....

Hydrocarbons : The Alkane Series

The saturated open-chain hydrocarbons form a homologous series called the alkane, or paraffin, series. The composition of each of the members of the...

Chemistry, Organic : Classification and Nomenclature : Alkanes

Chemistry, Organic : Classification and Nomenclature : Alkanes ( Microsoft Corporation. All Rights Reserved.)

The simplest alkane is methane, CH₄. The next members of the family are ethane (C₂H₆), propane (C₃H₈), and butane (C₄H₁₀), so the general formula for...

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- hydrocarbon compound such as methane: an open-chain hydrocarbon containing only carbon-to-carbon or carbon-to-hydrogen single bonds and belonging to a series whose members all have the same general chemical formula.

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