Give here four prefixes: But- , Eth- , Meth- , Prop- , and Suffix –ane to develop the names of alkanes. How many carbon atoms do each of these alkanes contain?
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Using the suffix -ane, we can form the following names listed below :
1. Butane.
2. Ethane.
3. Methane.
4. Propane.
These are alkanes having single bonds between their atoms.
The compound butane has 4 carbon atoms. Ethane possesses 2 atoms of carbon. Methane has only 1 atom of carbon. And propane contains 3 atoms of the element Carbon.
They are single bonded compounds. They are known to belong to the group of alkanes.
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