Alkanes are hydrocarbons that contain?

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Truong-Son N.
Nov 24, 2015

Hydrocarbons contain hydrogen and carbon. Simple as that.

n-Hexane:

n-Hexane is a six-carbon alkane following the molecular formula #"C"_n"H"_(2n+2)#. Can you see that with six carbons, the corresponding straight-chained/open-chained hydrocarbon has 2*6 + 2 = 14 hydrogens?

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