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Structure of Alkanes

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Alkanes are acyclic saturated hydrocarbons.

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Alkanes are acyclic branched or unbranched hydrocarbons having the general formula $C_{n} H_{2 n + 2}$ . It consists entirely of hydrogen atoms and saturated carbon atoms.

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