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I can't smell - how do you detect natural gas leak. Is there something like a monitor?
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∙ 14y ago
Natural gas has a stale petroleum/hydrocarbon smell. Before it is delivered to your home, natural gas has Mercaptan added which gives the gas a sulphur or "rotten egg" smell to help detect leaks.
Other ways to detect a natural gas leak is by Sight or Sound:
Natural gas is colorless, but vapor and "ground frosting" may be visible at high pressures. A gas leak may also be indicated by bubbles in wet areas.
A hissing or roaring noise along the right-of-way of a pipe/line could also indicate a natural gas leak. .
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Can natural gas kill you?
Yes, natural gasses can kill you. Natural gasses can be very dangerous as many are hard to detect since they have no smell.
Does natural gas has its own natural smell?
Actually no. Natural gas does not have a smell at all. A smell is added to it when its used for stoves and such.True Natural Gas does not have an odor, before or after combustion. The most common type of natural gas used is propane, in which they mix an additive to give it its tale-tell odor.yesPure natural gas (methane, CH4) is completely odorless. However, for domestic use, odorants are often added so that it is easier to detect a gas leak in your house. I'm not sure if the natural gas that comes out of the ground is pure or not, however, and there may be traces of other gases that do have a smell. The natural gas itself does not. However sour gas contains hydogen sulfide known as H2s and smells like rotten eggs. It is heavier than air and collects is low areas, which you smell when going through an oil field. A heavy dose can be deadly.
Which sense organ has olfactory cells that let you detect an odor?
Smell
What are the cells that detect smell called?
chemoreceptor.
What is added to natural gas to give it an odor?
Pure natural gas is colourless and odourless. This means if there is a leak people will not be able to detect it until it builds up enough to become explosive. For this reason a chemical called Mercaptan is added to the gas to make is smell. Mercaptan is harmless, non-toxic and has a strong "rotten egg" smell.
Can natural gas kill you?
Yes, natural gasses can kill you. Natural gasses can be very dangerous as many are hard to detect since they have no smell.
What would a chemoreceptor allow you to do?
detect smell
What three receptors a mouse would use to detect food under natural conditions?
sight and smell , taste :)
What causes the distinct smell of natural gas?
The smell in gas is man-made, natural gas is odourless. It is added during the gas manufacturing/refining process so as to be able to detect it (i.e. smell). The chemical is Mercaptan
Why do all gases smell bad?
So you will be able to detect them if there is a leak. They put Mercaptan in Natural Gas for that reason.
Do all things give off a smell?
Technically yes. However the ability to smell something depends on who or what is detecting the smell. All things are capable of releasing molecules into the air especially in warmer temperatures. Smell is the ability to detect molecules in the air that enter the nostrils, or whatever an animal or insect uses to detect molecules, to identify scents.
What is the verb for detection?
The verb for detection is detect.Other verbs are detects, detecting and detected.Some examples are:"I detect a foul smell in the air"."He detects something"."My metal detector is detecting something"."As usual, the detector only detected junk".
What is sensory apparatus?
Sensory apparatus is equipment used to detect something. In man made terms a radar station would be sensory apparatus. In the natural world the organs of "sight", "smell", "hearing", "touch", "balance" would all be classed as sensory apparatus.
How Does Cesium Smell?
Cesium doesn't have a smell you need special equipment to detect Cesium.
How does a sea turtle use its nose for?
to detect smell
Does a lady feel like she has a smell that people can detect?
no
What can often detect spoilage in food?
the smell or consistency
