Question

Complete the following table:

Sr. No.	Straight chain of carbon atoms	Molecular formula	Name
1.	C	CH4	______
2.	C-C	______	Ethane
3.	C-C-C	C3H8	______
4.	C-C-C-C	______	Butane
5.	C-C-C-C-C	C5H12	______
6.	C-C-C-C-C-C	______	Hexane
7.	C-C-C-C-C-C-C	______	Heptane
8.	C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C	C8H18	______
9.	C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C	______	Nonane
10.	C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C	______	Decane

Answer 1

Sr. No.	Straight chain of carbon atoms	Molecular formula	Name
1.	C	CH4	Methane
2.	C-C	C2H6	Ethane
3.	C-C-C	C3H8	Propane
4.	C-C-C-C	C4H10	Butane
5.	C-C-C-C-C	C5H12	Pentane
6.	C-C-C-C-C-C	C6H14	Hexane
7.	C-C-C-C-C-C-C	C7H16	Heptane
8.	C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C	C8H18	Octane
9.	C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C	C9H20	Nonane
10.	C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C-C	C10H22	Decane