Antoine Martin

Mathematics

5 September, 10:55

In chemistry, there is a class of compounds called alkanes. They have the general formula 2x+2, where stands for a carbon

atom and H stands for a hydrogen atom. The subscript x stands for the number of carbon atoms, and the subscript 2x + 2 stands for

the number of hydrogen atoms in one molecule of the compound,

Carbon atoms Hydrogen atoms Alkane Formula

Suppose an alkane had 8 carbon atoms. How many hydrogen atoms would it have?

a. 18 atoms

c. 10 atoms

b. 16 atoms

12 atoms