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Write the general formula of hydrocarbon alkane write the name of simplest alkane |
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Answer» The general FORMULA for alkanes is CNH2N+2; the simplest POSSIBLE alkane is therefore methane, CH4. The next simplest is ETHANE, C2H6; the series continues indefinitely. Each carbon atom in an alkane has sp³ hybridization. Alkanes are ALSO known as paraffins, or collectively as the paraffin series. |
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