Give the number of structural isomers for methane,ethane,propane,butane,pentane,hexane,heptane,and decane.

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(N/A) Methane $(CH_{4})$,ethane $(C_{2}H_{6})$,and propane $(C_{3}H_{8})$ do not exhibit structural isomerism as they have only one possible structure.
Name of Hydrocarbon Number of Isomers
Butane $(C_{4}H_{10})$ $2$
Pentane $(C_{5}H_{12})$ $3$
Hexane $(C_{6}H_{14})$ $5$
Heptane $(C_{7}H_{16})$ $9$
Decane $(C_{10}H_{22})$ $75$

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