What type of compound is CH3-CH2-CH3?
1 Answer
Nov 14, 2015
It is an organic hydrocarbon (since contains carbon and hydrogen only) classified as an alkane (since it is saturated and has single bonds only).
Since it has 3 carbon atoms its precise name is propane.
It is a non-polar compound since weak van der Walls forces hold the particles together, and is hence not very easily soluble in water.
