C2H6
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A colorless, odorless gas used as a fuel and to make plastics
- noun
- Specialized
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C2H6
- They are building a lot of gas processing plants where the ethane (C2H6) is extracted from the gas stream, valuable as a feedstock to petrochemical plants.
Examples
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Ethane (C2H6) is often used as a fuel in heating systems during the winter.
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The chemical structure of ethane (C2H6) consists of two carbon atoms and six hydrogen atoms.
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In the laboratory, C2H6 is commonly used as a reagent in various organic synthesis reactions.
Synonyms
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6.7
A colorless gas with no smell used as a fuel and to make chemicals
is the same substance but named using its formula rather than the common name
Surface Forms
Etymology
C2H6 is the chemical formula for ethane, and the name itself is a useful hint: eth- marks the 'two carbons' member of a simple hydrocarbon family and -ane means a simple saturated hydrocarbon, just like in methane and propane, so the name shows it is a small, simple fuel gas with two carbon atoms.