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Question
Write balanced euation for the following :
Write the general formula for a saturated hydrocarbon and give one example of a saturated hydrocarbon with its structural formula.
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Solution
General formula of saturated hydrocarbon: CnH2n+2. For example methane:
Structural formula of methane is
\[\begin{array}{cc}
\ce{H}\\
|\\
\ce{H-C-H}\\
|\\
\ce{H}
\end{array}\]
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