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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
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