Name of Chemical Melting Point in Alkane Formula >t Number of Boiling Point in °C (degrees Carbons (degrees centigrade) State at "Room Temperature” (20°C) centigrade) Methane 1 CH, -162 gas 183 Ethane 2 CoHg 29 gas 472 Propane 3 CaHe. 42 gas 188 n-Butane 4 CaH yp o gas 138 n-Pentane 5 CsH12 36 liquid -130 n-Hexane 6 Catia 69 liquid 95 n-Heptane 7 CrHig 98 liquid a n-Octane 8 Cais, 126 liquid ST n-Nonane 9 CoHap 151 liquid 5d pecans 10 CinHee 474 liquid 30 Note: In the case of the names of alkanes beginning with m- , the partis included to specify the linear (as opposed to a branched or cyclic) form of that Particular alkane. Recall that in some cases the atoms forming alkanes may be arranged in different ways, hence the alkane may exist in the forms of