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A noncyclical alkane hydrocarbon containing eight carbon atoms should also contain eighteen hydrogen atoms.
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A noncyclical alkane hydrocarbon containing eight carbon atoms should also contain eighteen hydrogen atoms.

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Hydrocarbons which contain only single bonds are called alkanes. This gives them a general formula CnH2n+2. Given we are given eight carbon atoms then it should be that it would have 2(8)+2 = 18 hydrogen atoms. Therefore, the statement is true.
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