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jeremy22511
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Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons which are very unreactive.
However, they undergo combustion, i.e. they react with oxygen. Why?
(Even compounds as unreactive as polythene with over thousands of carbon atoms per molecule undergoes combustion...)
However, they undergo combustion, i.e. they react with oxygen. Why?
(Even compounds as unreactive as polythene with over thousands of carbon atoms per molecule undergoes combustion...)