Alkane are a group of hydrocarbon compound s that contains carbon to carbon single bonds and carbon-hydrogen (C-H) bonds only.
Alkanes have a general formula of CnH2n+2 where n is the number of carbon atoms (n = 1, 2 , 3...)
Their name ends in - ane. Since alkanes are the only hydrocarbons that contains purely single bonds throughout their structures, they are classified as a saturated hydrocarbon.
What is alkene?
Alkenes are a group of hydrocarbon compounds that contains carbon to carbon double bond.
They are also known as olefins. They have a general formula of CnH2n, where n is the number of carbon atoms (n = 2, 3, 4).
The number of hydrogen atoms is twice the number of carbon atoms.
What is alkyne?
Alkynes are group of hydrocarbon compounds that contains carbon to carbon triple bond. They have a general formula of CnH2n - 2 where n is the number of carbon atoms (n = 2, 3, 4...) Their names end in -yne.
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What is alkane?
What is alkene?
What is alkyne?