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Example includes methane(CH4),ethane(C2H6),propane(C3H8)........

Alkanes and its occurence:

-methane: natural, bio gas( bacterial decomposition)

-pentane: gasoline

-butane: fuel canister

-hexane: gasoline

-Propane: LPG, fuel

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Examples of alkanes include methane (CH4), ethane (C2H6), propane (C3H8), butane (C4H10), pentane (C5H12), and so on. Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons with single bonds between carbon atoms.

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