# Alkanes, alcohols and fatty acids

> Alkanes are saturated hydrocarbons; alcohols carry a hydroxyl (–OH) group. CAPS limits alkanes to chains with not more than five carbon atoms and compares them with methanol and ethanol. An alkane…

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