General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
General, Organic, and Biological Chemistry
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ISBN: 9781285853918
Author: H. Stephen Stoker
Publisher: Cengage Learning
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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 atom…
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Indicate whether or not the two alkanes in each of the following pairs of alkanes are constitutional isomers.

a. Butane and pentane

b. 2-Methylhexane and 3-methylhexane

c. Butane and 2-methylpropane

d. 2-Methylhexane and 3,3-dimethylpentane

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