Given a scientific question and its correct answer, generate supporting facts for the answer. This supporting fact can be an explanation for the answer to the given question.
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Question: Question: How do we describe chemical reactions? Answer: chemical equations

Answer: Chemical reactions are described using chemical equations.

Question: Question: What function of the car is affected by the pedal that controls the amount of gas the engine gets? Answer: acceleration

Answer: The car pedal on the right controls the amount of gas the engine gets. How does this affect the car's acceleration?.

Question: Question: Saturated hydrocarbons are given the general name of what? Answer: alkanes

Answer:
Saturated hydrocarbons are given the general name of alkanes. The name of specific alkanes always ends in ane and has a prefix to indicate how many carbon atoms it has.