1. Alkanes are hydrocarbons, as they only contain the elements hydrogen and carbon. What is the name of simplest alkane?
a. butane
b. ethane
c. methane
d. propane
a. butane
b. ethane
c. methane
d. propane
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The simplest Hydrocarbon is methane, CH4. This is the simplest member of a series of hydrocarbons. Each successive member of the series has one more Carbon atom than the preceding member. This series of compounds are called alkanes (CnH2n+2).
C.methane