Question

The names of saturated hydrocarbons end in what?

Answer 1

-ane......is the answer

Answer 2

Answer:

In chemistry, a saturated compound is a chemical compound that has a chain of carbon atoms linked together by single bonds. Alkanes (Cₙ H₂ₙ₊₂) are saturated hydrocarbons.

The name of saturated hydrocarbons end with (ane).

Example:

Methane (CH₄)

Ethane (C₂H₆)

Propane (C₃H₈)

Butane (C₄H₁₀)

Pentane (C₅H₁₂)

Hexane (C₆H₁₄)

Heptane (C₇H₁₆)

Octane (C₈H₁₈)

Nonane (C₉H₂₀)

Decane (C₁₀H₂₂)

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