Assume for the purposes of this problem that to be an alcohol (-ol) or an amine (-amine), the hydroxyl or amino group must be bonded to a tetrahedral (sp3 hybridized) carbon atom. Write the structural formula of a compound with an unbranched chain of four carbon atoms that is an: Q.Alkane

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Assume for the purposes of this problem that to be an alcohol (-ol) or an amine (-amine), the hydroxyl or amino group must be bonded to a tetrahedral (sp3 hybridized) carbon atom. Write the structural formula of a compound with an unbranched chain of four carbon atoms that is an:

Q.Alkane

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Alkanes are the organic compounds which contains only single bonds between the carbon atoms. General formula of alkanes is CnH2n+2.  

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