BRAINCAKECyclic Alkanes
Cycloalkanes are saturated hydrocarbons in which the carbon atoms are joined in a ring.
They have the general formula CnH2n. This is two hydrogen atoms fewer than the open-chain alkane, because the two ends of the chain join together.
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