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QuizMultiple Choice

Properties and Uses of Saturated Hydrocarbons

Question 8 • CT-Chemistry B

What is a characteristic of straight chained alkanes?

Answer
A
They have one or more rings of carbon atoms.
B
They have carbon atoms that are double-bonded to other carbon atoms.
C
They have more than two carbons that are bonded to only one other carbon.
D
They have carbons bonded in a single row from one end of the molecule to the other end of the molecule.

Explanation

Straight-chained alkanes have carbon atoms connected in an unbranched chain, with each carbon bonded along a single row from one end of the molecule to the other. They contain only single bonds, so choice B describes a different kind of hydrocarbon, and choice A describes a ring structure.

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