What are alkanes? Give their general formula.

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What are alkanes? Give their general formula.

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In alkanes Carbon is bonded by a single bond. Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons, and they are also known as paraffins.

Their general formula is C_nH_2n+2

Where n is representing the number of carbon atoms.

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