Alkane Naming #1

Chemistry Level 1

Name this simple alkane!

Hexane Heptane Octane Nonane

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Vishnuram Leonardodavinci by Vishnuram Leonardodavinci , 24

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Kavya Kammana
Mar 11, 2014

8 carbon atoms in one chain ..

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there are 8 points in the line. It means that there are 8 carbon atoms 8=octane

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Noel Lo
Jun 2, 2015

8 carbon atoms in a chain. The only name that satisfies this is octane, as implied by the prefix.

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