Alkanes, also known as paraffins, are chemical compounds that consist only of the elements carbon (C) and hydrogen (H) (for example, hydrocarbons), wherein these atoms are linked together exclusively by single bonds (for example, they're saturated compounds) without any cyclic structure (for example loops). Alkanes belong to a homologous series of organic compounds in which the members differ by a constant relative atomic mass of 14. Each carbon atom must've 4 bonds (either C-H or C-C bonds), an… (More on Alkanes)