4.21: Understand How to Draw the Structural and Displayed Formulae for Alkanes with Up to Five Carbon Atoms in the Molecule, and to Name the Unbranched - Chain Isomers

ALKANES: Homologous series of hydrocarbon compounds containing only single Carbon bonds - has the General Formula CnH2n+2

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ISOMERS: Compound that has same molecular formula but different displayed formulae

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ALKANES WITH UP TO FIVE CARBON ATOMS IN MOLECULE

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ALKANE	STRUCTURAL FORMULA	DISPLAYED FORMULA
METHANE	CH4
ETHANE	CH3CH3
PROPANE	CH3CH2CH3
BUTANE	CH3CH2CH2CH3
PENTANE	CH3CH2CH2CH2CH3