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Q: Where you can found alkanes in environment?
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Do alkanes have any environmental impact?

Because the very simplest of the alkanes is methane, I would have to say that yes, alkanes definitely have an impact on the environment. The more complex alkanes such as paraffins, which have very little biological activity, also very definitely have an impact on the environment.


What are 3 kinds of carbon chains found in hydrocarbons?

Alkanes alkanes and alkynes


Hydrocarbons which have only single bonds between carbon atoms?

All alkanes have single bonds.They consist of single bonds.


How can alkanes be described?

Alkanes can be described as saturated.


What product can be made from compounds found in petroleum?

Alkanes, cycloalkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons, asphaltenes, etc.


What polymer is formed from amino acids found in the human body?

polypeptide?


What come from crude oil alkanes or alkenes?

alkanes


Which alkanes are liquid?

pentane and other alkanes above it


5 kinds of organic compounds?

I found Alkanes, alkyl halides, ether, alcohols, and amines. Was that what you were looking for?


Are longer chain alkanes more flammable than shorter chain alkanes?

No, Shorter chain alkanes are more flammable


Do alkanes contain phosphorus?

No. alkanes contain only hydrogen and carbon.


Why is alkane chemically inert?

Alkanes are not very reactive because of the stability of their bonds. The carbon hydrogen bonds found in alkanes are virtually nonpolar. Also, carbon and hydrogen have no lone pairs of electrons. This means that they are not subject to attack by nucleophiles or electrophiles.