[Science] - "(Polymers) Alkanes"

Alkanes:

• A saturated hydrocarbon family:

            (saturated means all the bonds around the Catom are already occupied)

• Suffix is  -ane (added at the end)

• General formula: CnH2n+2
• Single bond between C Atoms C-C

Number Of C Atoms	Name Of Alkane	Molecular Formula (CnH2n+2            n= number of C atoms)	Structural Formula	Condensed
			Expanded
1	Methane	C1H2 (1) + 2       CH4 (2 x 1= 2) + 2= 4		CH4
2	Ethane	C2H2(2) + 2       C2H6 (2 x 2= 4) + 2= 6		CH3-CH3
3	Propane	C3H2(3) + 2       C3H8 (3 x 2= 6) + 2= 8		CH3-CH2-CH3
4	Butane	C4H2(4) + 2       C4H10 (4 x 2= 8) + 2= 10		CH3-CH2-CH2-CH3
5	Pentane	C5H2(5) + 2       C5H12 (5 x 2= 10) + 2= 12		CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3
6	Hexane	C6H2(6) + 2       C6H14 (6 x 2= 12) + 2= 14		CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3
7	Heptane	C7H2(7) + 2       C7H16 (7 x 2= 14) + 2= 16		CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3
8	Octane	C8H2(8) + 2       C8H18 (8 x 2= 16) + 2= 18		CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3
9	Nonane	C9H2(9) + 2       C9H20 (9 x 2= 18) + 2= 20		CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3
10	Decane	C10H2(10) + 2       C10H22 (10 x 2= 20) + 2= 22		CH3-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH2-CH3