Butane
| Butane | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Properties | ||
| Appearance | Colorless gas | |
| BoilingPt | −0.5 °C (272.6 K) | |
| Density | 600 g/l, liquid (0 °C, 1 Atmosphere (unit)atm) | |
| Density | 2.48 g/L, gas (15 °C, 1 Atmosphere (unit)atm) | |
| MeltingPt | −138.4 °C (135.4 K) | |
| Solubility | 6.1 mg/100 ml (20 °C) | |
| Hazards | ||
| Autoignition | 500 °C | |
| EUClass | Highly flammable (F+) | |
| FlashPt | −60 °C | |
| Related compounds | ||
| Function | alkanes | |
| OtherCpds | Isobutane; Cyclobutane | |
| OtherFunctions | Propane; Pentane | |
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Butane, also called ''n''-butane, is the unbranched alkane with four carbon atoms, CH3CH2CH2CH3. ''Butane'' is also used as a collective term for ''n''-butane together with its only other isomer, isobutane (also called methylpropane), CH(CH3)3.
Butanes are highly flammable, colorless, odorless, easily liquefied gases. The name butane comes from the roots but- and -ane.
Image:Butane-2D-Skeletal.svg|''n''-Butane
Image:I-Butane-2D-Skeletal.svg|Isobutane
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Butanes are highly flammable, colorless, odorless, easily liquefied gases. The name butane comes from the roots but- and -ane.
Image:Butane-2D-Skeletal.svg|''n''-Butane
Image:I-Butane-2D-Skeletal.svg|Isobutane
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