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C_nH_2n+2 — saturated hydrocarbons with only single bonds.
Only sigma (single) bonds between carbon and carbon, and carbon and hydrogen.
sp3 hybridized, giving tetrahedral geometry (~109.5° bond angles).
Nonpolar; they are largely unreactive except toward combustion and halogenation (free radical).
-ane (e.g., methane, ethane, propane).