Propane

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A picture to show simply how the atoms may fill space. The atoms are coloured: black is carbon and the white is hydrogen.
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A picture to show simply how the atoms may fill space. The atoms are coloured: black is carbon and the white is hydrogen.

Propane is an alkane (or saturated hydrocarbon). An alkane is a molecule composed of the chemical elements hydrogen and carbon. Propane has three carbon atoms and eight hydrogen atoms, so its molecular formula is C3H8.

It can burn.

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