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Why paraffines called alkanes? |
| Answer» Paraffins is a Latin word meaning (parum = little + affinis = reactivity).\xa0Alkanes\xa0arecalled\xa0paraffins because they have a little affinity towards a general reagent. In other words,\xa0alkanes\xa0are inert substances. They undergo reactions under drastic conditions. | |