What are some examples of Alkanes?

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Pris
Apr 6, 2015

Alkanes have a general chemical formula of:![http://3219a2.medialib.glogster.com/media/c3/c3f3c6f1bb3a3274625ecfca311c570f579a94145e351453be2405a2156b0925/http://alkane-general-formula.jpg](https://useruploads.socratic.org/X9LCFeYbQo2TMlW4w0qQ_alkane-general-formula.jpg)

All alkanes only consist of Carbon and Hydrogen and all bonds within the compound are single bonds.

Some examples of alkanes include: ![https://encrypted-tbn1.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcTiQi-h5uKfAGfAgMv4UJiF3vBZgkUd0TloTVRW9kCMts50zOoC](https://d2jmvrsizmvf4x.cloudfront.net/vfEui0XTCihEGEwvRZR8_images)

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