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Propane
Title: Propane
Category: Science & Technology
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Propane
Propane is a colorless, gaseous alkane (A hydrocarbon containing only single carbon-carbon bonds). The chemical formula for propane is C3H8. It is readily liquefied by compression and cooling. Propane has a melting point of an unbelievable –189.9C and boils at just –42.2C. Propane occurs in nature in natural gas (in its dissolved form of course) in crude oil; its separated in large quantities from natural gas, light crude oil, and oil-refininery gases and is …showed first 75 words of 645 total…
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…showed last 75 words of 645 total…effort to preserve our environment by conserving energy. Burning coal produces most of the electricity in the United States. However, only 35% of the millions of tons of coal burned annually to generate electricity are converted into electricity. More energy, about another five percent, is wasted when electric power is distributed to customers. The bottom line is that users of electricity are left holding the bill for the 70% of energy resources that never gets to them.
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