Hexane

Chemistry Level 1

What is the chemical formula for hexane?

C O X 2 \ce{CO2} H X 8 O X 7 \ce{H8O7} C X 6 H X 14 \ce{C6H14} C X 4 H X 8 O X 2 \ce{C4H8O2} H X 2 O \ce{H2O}

Felix Lu by Felix Lu , 18, USA

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Chew-Seong Cheong
Feb 16, 2016

As hexane is an alkane, it follows the general chemical formula C n H 2 n + 2 \ce{C}_n \ce{H}_{2n+2} . For hexane, n = 6 n = 6 , therefore, the formula is C X 6 H X 14 \boxed{\ce{C6H14}} .

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