Match each alkane names and structures.

First structure is  CH₃-CH₃. It is an alkane with two carbon atoms hence it is called ethane.

Second structure is  CH₃-CH₂-CH₂-CH₃. It is an alkane with four carbon atoms hence it is called butane.

Third structure is CH₄. It is an alkane with one carbon atom hence it is called methane.

Fourth structure is CH₃-CH₂-CH₃. It is an alkane with three carbon atoms hence it is called propane.

it is to be noted that an alpha particle is an helium nucleus. so it contains 2 protons 2 neutrons and has a mass number of 4. when alpha decay particles are ejected from the nucleus it gets transformed into an atom which has atomic number less than 2 and a mass number less than 4.

an equation that could represent alpha decay is radium 226 decay of alpha particle forms radon 222.

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