Which of the following statement is true about alkanes?   a Alkanes are one of the three unsaturated hydrocarbons.   b Alkanes are always linear molecules.   c Alkanes are commonly derived from petroleum and natural gas.   d Alkanes have 4 additional hydrogens compared to an alkene with the same number of carbon.

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Alkanes and Cycloalkanes

Alkanes are saturated organic compounds which are made up of C and H atoms. Alkanes have the general formula of CnH2n+2. Alkane contains sp3 hybridized carbon atoms with four sigmas (σ) bonds & every hydrogen atom is connected with one of the carbon atoms. The size of the alkane could be determined by the number of carbon atoms located in it.