Saturday 9 October 2010

Standard Hydrocarbons

Molecular Formulae
Hydrocarbon fuel
C H4
Methane
C2 H6
Propane
C3 H8
Ethane
C4 H10
Butane
C5 H12
Pentane
C6 H14
Hexane
C7 H16
Heptane
C8 H18
Octane
C9 H20
Notane
C10 H22
Decane


N.b. An Isomer is a compound with a standards molecular formulae with an unorthodox structural formulae.

For example:

Pentane

Dimethylpropane (neoPentane)

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