Question

What are alkanes,alkenes and alkynes

Answer 1

Step-by-step explanation

Alkanes are compound that contains carbon-hydrogen atoms bonded to another by carbon-carbon or carbon-hydrogen single bond.

Alkanes are also called saturated hydrocarbon.

The general molecular formula for alkanes is written below as

`\text{ C}_nH_{2n\text{ + 2}}`

Alkenes are unsaturated hydrocarbon that contains carbon and hydrogen atoms bonded to at least carbon-carbon double bond.

The general molecular formula for alkenes is written below as

`\text{ C}_nH_{2n\text{ }}`

Alkynes are unsaturated hydrocarbon that contains carbon and hydrogen atoms bonded to at least carbon-carbon triple bond.

The general molecular formula is given below as

`\text{ C}_nH_{2n\text{ - 2}}`