Alkanes are named according to the number of _________atoms, and adding a _________to the name.

a.

carbon, suffix

c.

hydrogen, suffix

b.

hydrogen, prefix

d.

carbon, prefix

Question

Alkanes are named according to the number of _________atoms, and adding a _________to the name. 





a. 


carbon, suffix 


c. 


hydrogen, suffix 




b. 


hydrogen, prefix 


d. 


carbon, prefix

jordanloveangel · Answer

alright well honestly I think it's A. The general formula of an alkane is CnH2n+2, n is the number of carbons is used to determine the number of hydrogen atoms. Example n=5, so H=(2(5) +2)=12. An example of an alkane is methane. The -ane is definitely a suffix since it is added to the back of meth.