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Complete the following table for the homologous series of alkanes.
| Name | Molecular formula | Condensed structural formula | Number of carbon atom | Number of -CH2- units | Boiling point °C |
| Methane | CH4 | CH4 | 1 | 1 | -162 |
| Ethane | C2H6 | CH3–CH3 | 2 | 2 | -88.5 |
| Propane | C3H8 | CH3–CH2–CH3 | 3 | 3 | -42 |
| Butane | C4H10 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH3 | ______ | ______ | 0 |
| Pentane | C5H12 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3 | ______ | ______ | 36 |
| Hexane | C6H14 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3 | ______ | ______ | 69 |
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Solution
| Name | Molecular formula | Condensed structural formula | Number of carbon atom | Number of -CH2- units | Boiling point °C |
| Methane | CH4 | CH4 | 1 | 1 | -162 |
| Ethane | C2H6 | CH3–CH3 | 2 | 2 | -88.5 |
| Propane | C3H8 | CH3–CH2–CH3 | 3 | 3 | -42 |
| Butane | C4H10 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH3 | 4 | 4 | 0 |
| Pentane | C5H12 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3 | 5 | 5 | 36 |
| Hexane | C6H14 | CH3–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH2–CH3 | 6 | 6 | 69 |
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