BY REID WEBER

Alkanes

Definition

An Alkane is a saturated hydrocarbon.Alkanes are made up of all single carbon to

carbon bonds.The shape of alkanes are linear.The carbon to carbon bonds of alkanes rotate

freely

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Butane

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2,3 dimethyl pentane

Extra facts

Alkanes have low polarity in all of the bondsThe simplest alkane is methane and it exists

as a gas

Summary

Alkanes are single bonded carbon chains completely saturated with hydrogens.

Alkanes are the simplest hydrocarbons and they usually have a linear shape