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What is alkanes in chemistry
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What is alkanes in chemistry

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Alkanes are organic compounds that consist entirely of single-bonded carbon and hydrogen atoms and lack any other functional groups.

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alkanes are hydrocarbons general formula Cn H2n+2

Step-by-step explanation:

n=thecarbon number given

e.g C2H6=C2H4+2 is alkane

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