Alkanes
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- Created on: 05-01-14 11:46
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- Saturated hydrocarbons
hydrocarbon - compound made up of hydrogen & carbon atoms
saturated - all carbon atoms are joined by simple covalent bonds
- Alkanes have a general formula:
Cn H2n + 2
where n is the no. of carbon atoms
e.g.
C2H6 (2 x 2 = 4 +2 = 6)
C40H82 (2 x 40 = 80 + 2…
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