Alkane
Leaving Cert Chemistry · Matter in Our World
Higher Level
A saturated hydrocarbon in which every carbon to carbon bond is a single bond, with the general formula CnH2n+2. Alkanes are relatively unreactive but burn readily in oxygen, and they make up most of natural gas and petrol.
Ordinary Level
A hydrocarbon with only single bonds between its carbon atoms. Methane in natural gas is an alkane.
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