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The Basics[]

Alkanes are the simplest Homologous Series since they contain no functional group

The name of any Alkane will end with -ane.

You are most likely to be asked to draw a molecule of a named alkane, or to name a drawn alkane molecule.

You may also be asked to draw all the possible structural isomers of an alkane of 5 or 6 Carbon atoms.

It's unlikely that you would be asked to do the same for much longer alkanes as the number of isomers would be too large.

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