Hexane

  H H H H H H
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H-C-C-C-C-C-C-H
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  H H H H H H

  H H H H H
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H-C-C-C-C-C-H
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  H | H H H
  H-C-H
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    H

Hex"ane (?), n. [Gr. six.] Chem.

Any one of five hydrocarbons, C6H14, of the paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, and are so called because the molecule has six carbon atoms.

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