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alina1380 [7]
3 years ago
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Explain why alkanes can be described as hydrocarbons.

Chemistry
1 answer:
worty [1.4K]3 years ago
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Answer:

<h3>The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry (IUPAC) defines alkanes as "acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbons having the general formula CnH2n+2, and therefore consisting entirely of hydrogen atoms and saturated carbon atoms". ... The number of carbon atoms may be considered as the size of the alkane.</h3>

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