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Propan

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Also known as dimethyl methane, n-propane, propyl hydride, CH3-CH2-CH3, E944, R-290, CARE-40, HC-290

thumb|A 20 lb () steel propane cylinder. This cylinder is fitted with an overfill prevention device (OPD) valve, as evidenced by the trilobular handwheel. Propane () is a three-carbon chain alkane with the molecular formula . It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, but becomes liquid when compressed for transportation and storage. A by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining, it is often a constituent of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG), which is commonly used as a fuel in domestic and industrial applications and in low-emissions public transportation; other constituent

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Propane is a chemical compound with the formula C₃H₈ and a molecular weight of 44.063. Its canonical SMILES notation is CCC, and it has an electric dipole moment of 0.084. The substance has a boiling point of -42.1 and a melting point of -306. It possesses a vapor pressure of 8.4 and a solubility of 0.01.

Physical properties include a speed of sound of 1158 and an ionization energy of 11.07. The standard molar entropy is 269.9, while the standard enthalpy of formation is -104680. Propane has a lower flammable limit of 2.1 and an upper flammable limit of 9.5. The immediately dangerous to life or health concentration is 3780, with a time-weighted average exposure limit of 1800.

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Chemical data

Formula
C3H8
Molecular weight
44.1 g/mol
IUPAC name
propane
SMILES
CCC
InChIKey
ATUOYWHBWRKTHZ-UHFFFAOYSA-N
XLogP
1.8
Polar surface area
0 Ų
H-bond donors
0
H-bond acceptors
0
Formal charge
0

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Wikidata facts

Subclass of
alkane
Mass
44.063
Has use
fuel
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Commons category
Propane
chemical formula
C₃H₈
canonical SMILES
CCC
boiling point
231.1
vapor pressure
8.4
NIOSH Pocket Guide ID
0524
speed of sound
1158
upper flammable limit
9.5
lower flammable limit
2.1
immediately dangerous to life or health
3780
melting point
-187.69
ionization energy
10.95
solubility
0.01
described by source
Granat Encyclopedic Dictionary
time-weighted average exposure limit
1800
found in taxon
Calendula officinalis
topic's main category
Category:Propane
standard molar entropy
269.9
standard enthalpy of formation
-104680
different from
propylene
on focus list of Wikimedia project
Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
electric dipole moment
0.084
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