Alkanes
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The first twelve linear alkanes are shown below, together with their systematic names.
Straight chain alkanes
| # | Alkane | |
| 1 | methane |  |
| 2 | ethane |  |
| 3 | propane |  |
| 4 | n-butane |  |
| 5 | n-pentane |  |
| 6 | hexane |  |
| 7 | heptane |  |
| 8 | octane |  |
| 9 | nonane |  |
| 10 | decane |  |
| 11 | undecane |  |
| 12 | dodecane |  |
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