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Methane is the main component of natural gas and the simplest alkane. Ethane is a byproduct of petroleum refining and is colorless and odorless. Propane is a byproduct of both petroleum refining and natural gas processing.
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Examples of alkanes?
Methane, ethane, and propane.
What are 3 hydrocarbons?
methane, ethane, propane
What are examples of alkane?
Methane, ethane, propane, etc
What example is for alkane?
methane ethane propane butane
What are the 3 hydrocarbons?
Examples: methane, ethane, propane.
Which has more atom's ethane or methane?
definitely ethane, although propane has even more, and butane has more than propane, etc.
What are three hydrocarbons?
Examples: methane, ethane, propane, butane.
Name the first four alkanes?
Methane Ethane Propane Butane
What are the four gases found in natural gas?
ethane methane isobutane propane
What are the 3 names of hydrocarbons?
Methane - CH4 Ethane - C2H6 Propane C3H8
Petroleum is a mixture consisting mostly of what?
methane, ethane, propane, and isomers of butane
Does propane undergo addition reaction?
Alkanes like (methane, ethane, propane etc.) … They do not undergo addition reactions
What can you use hydro carbon gases for?
Hydrocarbon gasses, namely methane, ethane, propane, butane, and isobutane are primarily used as fuels. Methane and ethane are in natural gas, propane is used for grills, butane and isobutne are in lighter fluid.
What is in natural gas?
Mostly methane, but with some ethane, butane, and propane. It varies from field to field, but methane is always the main part.
Which one of the major constituent of LPG?
(a) methane (b) ethane) (c) propane (d) butane
How do you prepare methane from ethane?
preparation methane from ethane
What gas is used for bbq cooking?
Ethane, methane, propane, butane and natural gas are the most common.
What are the formulas of the first 4 alkanes?
They are methane = CH4, ethane = C2H6, propane = C3H8 and butane = C4H10.
What is the common name for propane?
Propane is the common name---I have never heard of it called anything else. Natural gas contains propane, but there is typically more methane and ethane in natural gas than there is propane.
What are all of the hydrocarbons?
Methane, Ethane, Propane, Butane, Pentane, Hexane but there are many more, with very long chains
What are the examples of hydrocarbon?
Examples are: methane, ethane, butane, propane, pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, nonane, etc.
Example of alkane?
methaneethanepropanebutanepentanehexaneheptanehexaneoctane**Ink and Paper**
What are examples of hydrocarbon?
Methane, Ethane, Ethene, Ethyne, Propane, Propene, Propyne etc are all examples of hydrocarbon.
An example of a saturated hydrocarbon?
There are many examples of saturated hydrocarbons. Few of them are methane, ethane, propane, butane etc.
What are the 1st ten Alkanes?
Methane, ethane, propane, butane, pentane, hexane, heptane, octane, nonane, decane
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