give the name and the structural formula of an alkyl group ?

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Alkyl groups are one hydrogen atom less than the alkane.
For ex.,
Methane - methyl
CH₄ - CH₃
Ethane - ethyl
C₂H₆ - C₂H₅
So the general formula is
C_nH_2n+2 for alkane and C_nH_2n+1for alkyl.

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give the name and the structural formula of an alkyl group ?

Alkyl groups are one hydrogen atom less than the alkane. For ex., Methane - methyl CH​4 - CH3 Ethane - ethyl C2H​6 - C​2H5 So the general formula is CnH2n+2 for alkane and CnH2n+1 for alkyl.

Alkyl groups are one hydrogen atom less than the alkane.
For ex.,
Methane - methyl
CH₄ - CH₃
Ethane - ethyl
C₂H₆ - C₂H₅
So the general formula is
C_nH_2n+2 for alkane and C_nH_2n+1for alkyl.