ALKANES The alkanes are the simplest form of organic compounds. They are made up of only Carbon atoms and Hydrogen atoms. All of the bonds are single and the number of hydrogen atoms versus carbon atoms follows this formula: CnH2n+2 Alkanes are all non-polar molecules so they aren't soluble in water. Here are some more facts. -Referred to as 'Saturated' -They have -low densities -low melting points -low boiling points -Refer to 'Slide 29' …showed first 75 words of 367 total…

…showed last 75 words of 367 total…gas is being studied to use it as a fuel for more efficient cars. Here is the reaction when propane is oxidized. C3H8 + 2O2 ----> H2O + 3C Technically under perfect conditions only water and carbon are given off. But I'm sure that there would be Carbon dioxide or monoxide also. In the anything else category, goes the cow belching money. The Environmental protection Agency allocates $500,000 annually to do research on belching cows.