Propane

Description

A colorless, flammable, hydrocarbon gas. Propane occurs in crude petroleum and natural gas. It is used as a fuel, aerosol propellant, and refrigerant.

Synonyms and Related Terms

dimethylmethane, propyl hydride; bottled gas

Risks

• Flammable, dangerous fire risk.
• Asphyxiating.
• Ferrell Gas: SDS

Physical and Chemical Properties

Soluble in ether, ethanol. Slightly soluble in water.

Composition	C3H8
CAS	74-98-6
Melting Point	-189.9 C
Molecular Weight	mol. wt. = 44.1
Boiling Point	-42.5 C

Resources and Citations

• G.S.Brady, Materials Handbook, McGraw-Hill Book Co., New York, 1971 Comment: p. 595

• Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

• Michael McCann, Artist Beware, Watson-Guptill Publications, New York City, 1979

• Robert Fournier, Illustrated Dictionary of Practical Pottery, Chilton Book Company, Radnor, PA, 1992

• Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997

• The Merck Index, Martha Windholz (ed.), Merck Research Labs, Rahway NJ, 10th edition, 1983 Comment: entry 7982

• Art and Architecture Thesaurus Online, https://www.getty.edu/research/tools/vocabulary/aat/, J. Paul Getty Trust, Los Angeles, 2000