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Butane has higher melting and boiling points.

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Butane is an unbranched hydrocarbon and methylpropane is a branched isomer of butane.

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  • butane is a hydrocarbon
  • butanol is an alcohol

They both have the same number of carbon atoms.

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Difference between butane gas and LPG?

LPG stands for Liquified Propane Gas. So the difference chemically is that one of them is butane (4 carbons) and the other is propane (3 carbons).


What is th differencebetween a natral gas and lpg gas?

Natural gas is a mixture of different falmeable gasses most notable is ethane, propane, butane and pentane. LPG is a refined product of mainly propane and butane. It has different properties than natural gas and has more energy.


What is the composition of lpg gas?

The normal components of LPG are propane (C3H8) and butane (C4H10). Small concentrations of other hydrocarbons may also be present. sumit_hmie:- Methane - 0% Ethane - 0.20% Propane - 57.30% Butane - 41.10% Pentane - 1.40%


What is difference between LPG and Petrol?

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Will something happen butane gas?

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What is C5 gas?

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Why is it propane has a boiling point of -42.1 while butanehas -0.5?

because of difference in structure propane (C3H8) has bigger molar mass then butane (C4H10) the molecules of butane are heavier and the forces between them are stronger as in propane, because of this more energy is needed to transfer liquid butane to gas


Is butane gas compressible or non compressible?

Butane gas IS compressible.


Is C5H12 a gas?

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Is butane malleable?

Butane is a gas. Gases are not malleable.


What is a gas often formed along with oil?

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Is butane a gas at room temperature?

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