Why cutting into a gas cylinder is a bad idea

IUPAC says it’s propane, though if one wants to be cute, dimethyl methane will do. n-propane is unnecessary, since there’s only one isomer.

The physical state of propane depends on the pressure-- at normal atmospheric pressure, propane boils at -42 Celsius.

LPG is a mixture of butane (4 Carbons) and propane (3 Carbons) stored under enough pressure to partially liquify.

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