Name of Chemical Melting Point in
Alkane Formula °C
“carbons. (degress centigrade) State at "Room Temperature” (20°C) csnnarade)
Methane 1 CH, “162 ra 183
Ethane 2 CoHg 89 gas -172
Propane 3 (C3Hg. -42 gas -188
n-Butane = CaHig 0 gas 138
n-Pentane 5 CsHi2 36 liquid 130
n-Hexane 6 CeHi4 69 liquid 95
a-Heptane 7 CrHis 98 liquid a1
n-Octane 8 CeHie 126 liquid ST
n-Nonane 9 CoH2o 151 liquid 54
n-Decane 10 CygH22 174 liquid -30
Note: In the case of the names of alkanes beginning with n-, the n- partis included to specify the linear (as opposed to a branched or cyclic) form of that
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