Question

difference between alkane and alkyl radicals

Answer 1

the difference between alkane and alkyl radicals is that------

alkane is(organic chemistry) any of saturated hydrocarbones including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc, having a chemical formula of the form CnH2n+2 while alkyle is (organic chemistry) any of series of univalent radicals of the general formula CnH2n+1 .

Answer 2

Answer:

Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons. This means that their carbon atoms are joined to each other by single bonds. This makes them relatively unreactive, apart from their reaction with oxygen in the air - which we call burning or combustion. Butane. Like other homologous series, the alkanes show isomerism.

the alkyl radicals are the intermediates in many chemical reactions especially in organic reactions. -Few examples of alkyl radicals are: The methyl radical (CH3∙) is formed from methane (CH4 ) and the ethyl radical (C2H5∙ ) is formed from ethane (C2H6)

Explanation:

Alkanes are the  saturated hydrocarbons containing the only single bonds between the carbon atoms . While alkyl radicals are the group of atoms obtained by the removal of one hydrogen atom from alkanes. Alkyl radical has always one hydrogen less than the parent alkane.

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