General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (3rd Edition)
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry (3rd Edition)
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ISBN: 9780134042428
Author: Laura D. Frost, S. Todd Deal
Publisher: PEARSON
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Alkanes and Cycloalkanes
Alkanes are saturated organic compounds which are made up of C and H atoms. Alkanes have the general formula of CnH2n+2. Alkane contains sp3 hybridized carbon atoms with four sigmas (σ) bonds & every hydrogen atom is connected with one of the carbon atom…
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Write the skeletal structure for the alkane shown:

  1. a. C4H8
  2. b. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3
  3. c. CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3
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