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In chemistry, ethanol is a classified as an "alkane". It is also grouped as one of many "hydrocarbons", meaning it consists of only hydrogen and carbon atoms. It is also an "alcohol". I think ethane (alkane) and suffix of alcohol is how its name is derived.

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Methane belongs to the alkane series, which are hydrocarbons with single carbon-carbon bonds. It is the simplest alkane with the chemical formula CH4.

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hydrocarbons

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Methane is an Alkane.

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