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Properties. Ammonia is a Butane is a straight chain Propane is a naturally Methane (CH4) is a Ethane Properties.

colourless gas with alkane composed of 4 carbon occurring gas composed colorless, odorless, At standard
a characteristic pungent atoms. It has a role as a food of three carbon atoms and and highly temperature and
smell. It is lighter than air, its propellant and a refrigerant. It is eight hydrogen atoms. It is flammable gas pressure, ethane is a
density being 0.589 times a gas molecular entity and an created along with a variety of composed of one colorless, odorless
that of air. It is easily alkane. Butane is a colorless other hydrocarbons (such as carbon atom and four gas. It has a boiling
liquefied due to the strong gas with a faint petroleum-like crude oil, butane, and hydrogen atoms. It can point of −88.5 °C
hydrogen bonding between odor. gasoline) by the decomposition be produced naturally (−127.3 °F) and
molecules; the liquid boils at For butane gas, the freezing and reaction of organic matter and synthetically, and melting point of
−33.3 °C (−27.94 °F), and point is around -140 degrees over long periods of time. when burned in the −182.8 °C (−297.0
freezes at −77.7 °C (−107.86 Celsius, but the boiling Результаты поиска presence of oxygen, it °F).
°F) to white crystals. point of butane is -2 degrees Propane freezing point is produces carbon Solid ethane exists
Celsius so your at -188°C or -306.4°F. You dioxide and water in several
blue butane gas cylinder might would have a hard time vapor modifications
not work as effectively in even getting below The boiling point
colder weather as the boiling of methane is −162 °C
low temperatures make it (−259.6 °F) and the
point of propane, at -42°C
difficult to produce gas vapour. melting point is −182.5
or -44°F. Water freezes at °C (−296.5 °F).
0°C or 32°F, becoming
ice.LPG freezes at a much
lower temperature. LPG
(propane)
melting point/freezing
point is at -188 °C.

When ammonia enters the Butane is a colorless gas with a Inhalation. Even if propane is Methane gas is Very high levels can
body as a result of breathing, faint disagreeable odor, not ignited, the buildup of the relatively non-toxic; it cause suffocation
swallowing or skin contact, although it is considered to be gas can be deadly due to does not have an from lack of Oxygen.
it reacts with water to odorless by some. ... inhalation. Breathing the gas OSHA PEL Standard. * Contact with
produce ammonium The toxicity of butane is low. can cause hypoxia, which is a Its health affects are liquid Ethane can
hydroxide. This chemical is Huge exposure concentrations form of oxygen deprivation that associated with being cause frostbite.
very corrosive and damages can be assumed can lead to death. a simple asphyxiant * Ethane is a
cells in the body on contact. in butane abuse. The displacing oxygen in HIGHLY
predominant effects observed in the FLAMMABLE GAS
abuse cases are central lungs. ... Methane is and
nervous system (CNS) and extremely flammable a DANGEROUS FIR
cardiac effects. and can explode at E HAZARD
concentrations
between 5% (lower
explosive limit) and
15% (upper explosive
limit)
Ammonia has alkaline
properties and is
corrosive. ... Ammonia gas
is easily compressed and
forms a clear liquid under
pressure. Ammonia is
usually shipped as a
compressed liquid in steel
containers. Ammonia is not
highly flammable, but
containers of ammonia may
explode when exposed to
high heat
nitrogen trihydride, is theThe butane gas is
simplest inorganic base andin liquid state in the lighter .
an important source of This is because , when it is
nitrogen for many placed in the body of
applications. Formula and the lighter , it is placed there
structure: The chemical under very high pressure as
formula of ammonia is NH3, compared to the open air in
and its molar mass is 17.03standard atmospheric
g/mol temperature and pressure .
Increasing the pressure of
the butane gas forces the
molecules closer together
Decomposition of ammonia  Butane is an an alkane with the Propane, a colourless, easily
is a mildly endothermic chemical formula C4H10. As a liquefied, gaseous hydrocarbon
process, yielding hydrogen type of hydrocarbon, it can (compound of carbon and
and nitrogen: 2NH3 → N2 + undergo hydrocarbon combusti hydrogen), the third member of
3H2 H = 11 on which gives off heat the paraffin series following
kcal/mol. ... Ammonia can energy. Butane is one of methane and ethane
also be used as a source of the hydrocarbon components Propane (C3H8) is however
hydrogen for acid fuel cells if of raw natural gas, which is a easily liquefied, and exists in
the unre- acted ammonia in type of fossil fuel. .. 'propane bottles' mostly as a
the hydrogen stream is liquid
removed prior to its
admission into the fuel cell
Ammonia is also used as a Butane is a gaseous fuel The common uses of Methane is an Ethane is used in the
refrigerant gas, for derived from petroleum. It propane include heating, odorless, colorless, production of
purification of water supplies, is used primarily for camping, cooking and hot water. In flammable gas. It ethylene for making
and in the manufacture of backyard cooking and in addition, propane is used for is used primarily as plastics, anti-freeze
plastics, explosives, textiles, cigarette lighters. Butane is propellant, refrigerant, fuel to make heat and and detergents; it's a
pesticides, dyes and other blended with propane and vehicle fuel and petrochemical light. It is also used to ripening agent for
chemicals. It is found in commercially sold as LPG, or feedstock manufacture organic foods, a refrigerant, a
many household and liquefied petroleum gas. LPG applications. Propane is used  chemicals. Methane c substance in
industrial-strength cleaning fuel is used in vehicles and for hundreds, if not thousands, an be formed by the producing welding
solutions heating appliances. of uses decay of natural gas and a primary
materials and ingredient in mustard
is common in landfills, gas.Ethane is a
marshes, septic component in the
systems and sewers natural gas methane
and is removed by
cryogenic
liquefaction

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