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Draw and name alkanes that meet the following descriptions: (a) A 5-carbon alkane with a tertiary carbon atom (b) A 7-carbon alkane that has both a tertiary and a quaternary carbon atom

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For easier visualization, let us use line structures. First, draw a continuous 5-carbon chain to serve as our main chain. Then, add a substituent to a carbon such that one carbon has 3 other carbons attached to it. That is our tertiary carbon.

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