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METHANE
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HEXENE
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BUTANOIC ACID
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BUTANE
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Detailed explanation-1: -What is the common name of butane? Butane is also called n-butane, or regular butane. Popular butane gas uses include lighter fuel, cigarette lighters, and production of gasoline. The molecular formula of butane is C4H10.
Detailed explanation-2: -Butane is a colorless gas with a faint petroleum-like odor. For transportation it may be stenched. It is shipped as a liquefied gas under its vapor pressure.
Detailed explanation-3: -Other names. Butyl hydride; Quartane; Refrigerant 3-11-0. Identifiers. CAS Number. 106-97-8.
Detailed explanation-4: -Butane is one of two saturated hydrocarbons, or alkanes, with the chemical formula C4H10 of the paraffin series. In both compounds, the carbon atoms are joined in an open chain. In n-butane (normal), the chain is continuous and unbranched, whereas in i-butane (iso) the carbon atoms form a side branch.