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What is an alkane?

What is an alkane? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (organic chemistry) Any of saturated hydrocarbons including methane, ethane and compounds with long carbon chain known as paraffins etc., having a chemical formula of the form CnH2n+2.
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Melt these together over a slow fire, mixing with them a little powder of alkane root to color it.
The term alkyl refers to the hydrocarbon functional group derived formally by the loss of a hydrogen atom from the alkane.
All four valence electrons must participate in bonds for the alkane to be stable.
Two molecules of H2 add to the triple bond to give an alkane under the usual conditions of catalytic hydrogenation.
Compared to alkane, olefins' aromatization capability was stronger.
Residents are exposed to photochemical smog, airborne particles, and alkane hydrocarbons.

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