What is the name of the alkane with 50 carbons? 60 carbons?

Question

please help.. i am in organic chemistry now and my teacher gave me a trivia question... i know the names of the alkanes up to 20 carbons.. but beyond that, I have no idea at all! please help.. only straight-chain alkanes..

Answer 1

Methane CH4

Ethane C2H6

Propane C3H8  

Butane C4H10  

Pentane C5H12  

Hexane C6H14  

Heptane C7H16

Octane C8H18

Nonane C9H20

Decane C10H22

Undecane C11H24  

Dodecane C12H26    

Tridecane C13H28      

Tetradecane C14H30      

Pentadecane  C15H32      

Hexadecane C16H34      

Heptadecane C17H36      

Octadecane C18H38      

Nonadecane C19H40      

Eicosane C20H42

Heneicosane C21H44      

Docosane C22H46      

Tricosane C23H48      

Triacontane C30H62

Hentriacontane C31H64      

Tetracontane C40H82    

Pentacontane C50H102    

Hexacontane C60H122      

Heptacontane C70H142      

Octacontane C80H162      

Nonacontane C90H182      

Hectane C100H202