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paraffin hydrocarbons

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Paraffin hydrocarbons – alcanes are saturated chain hydrocarbons, which are from CH4-C4H10 gases (metan, etan, propane, butane), those from C5H12-C15H32 are liquids, and those from C16H34 are solid substances.
  

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alkanes are saturated chain hydrocarbons, which from CH4-C4H10 (methane, ethane, propane, butane)are gases, those from C5H12-C15H32 are liquids, and those from C16H34 are solid substances.

  • alkanes are saturated chain hydrocarbons, which from CH4-C4H10 (methane, ethane, propane, butane)are gases, those from C5H12-C15H32 are liquids, and those from C16H34 are solid substances.
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alkanes are saturated chain hydrocarbons, which from CH4-C4H10 (methane, ethane, propane, butane)are gases, those from C5H12-C15H32 are liquids, and those from C16H34 are solid substances.

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