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Why are alkanes relatively unreactive?


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  1. Alkanes are the organic compounds in which there is a single bond between Carbon and Hydrogen and Carbon and Carbon.
  2. The general formula for alkanesCnH2n+2, where n is the number of carbon atoms.
  3. Alkanes are divided into three categories - Chain alkanes, Cycloalkanes, and branched alkanes.
  4. Alkanes and cycloalkanes are the least reactive organic compounds only except for Cyclopropane.
  5. Alkanes generally have the Carbon-Carbon single bond and Carbon-Hydrogen single bonds.
  6. They are generally unreactive as only bonds C-CandC-H are comparatively strong and difficult to break.
  7. This is the reason why Alkanes are unreactive.

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