Alkanes
- Hydrocarbons are compounds containing hydrogen and carbon only
- There are four families of hydrocarbons you should know: alkanes, alkenes, alkynes and arenes
- Alkanes have the general molecular formula CnH2n+2. They contain only single bonds and are said to be saturated
- Alkanes are named using the nomenclature rule alk + ane
- The alk depends on the number of carbons as outlined in the previous Section 10.1.2
The first six members of the alkane family