ALKANES

Alkanes are the most simple of the hydrocarbons. Alkanes are simply chains of carbons bonded together, each carbon bonding to hydrogen atoms in order to have 4 bonds in total. The general formula for any alkane is C~n~H~2n+2~ Alkanes are named using IUPAC rules, and have the suffix -ane. Below is the structural formula for ethane: [image:https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/UWwuGWmrCJa4ReADMy8xFUHx9ENq4oAJkSb2VhRelFR_gxkI3_TDpSAn6l9BxaCJMGYT9KtVvip0xj2uGkUlJfWYvfWFy7eirnpPOQgH7IiEeztgHNqHZmelomfZHIZA47hQGfrZRhw]