Alkanes are chemical compounds composing of only carbon and hydrogen atoms by single bonds. The image above is the most simple alkane, methane. This means that the compound contains 1 carbon atom and 4 hydrogen atoms. The trend for the other compounds is increasing the number of carbon atoms. Since the first one is methane with 1 carbon and 4 hydrogen, the next compound would be ethane which contains 2 carbon and 6 hydrogen. As you gain more carbons, the number of hydrogen is 2 more.
Here is a table of the simple alkanes:
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