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- noun organic chemistry The
saturated aliphatic hydrocarbon (CH3(CH2)2CH3).
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It is a liquid, smelling like fusel oil and boiling at 108. 4° C. Methyl ethyl carbinol, C._3·C.2H_5·C.OH, is the secondary alcohol derived from n-butane.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Part 4 "Bulgaria" to "Calgary" Various
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Note the 30\% propane with n-butane does better in cold weather than the 20\% propane in n-butane (Gaz brand).
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At 60 degrees, it is 88\% n-butane when half full, and 97\% n-butane when 1 / 4 full.
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Coleman and Optimus fuel (70\% n-butane, 30\% propane)
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At 35 degrees, the Gaz canister is 95\% n-butane at half full and 99\% n-butane at 1 / 4 full.
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The blends do mix, and even below the boiling point of the high boiler present (n-butane for example) there will be butane boiled off, just not as much as at higher temperatures. mole fraction in vapor = mole fraction in liquid x vapor pressure
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At 35 degrees, the Gaz canister is 95\% n-butane at half full and 99\% n-butane at 1 / 4 full.
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At 60 degrees, it is 88\% n-butane when half full, and 97\% n-butane when 1 / 4 full.
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At 26 degrees F, below the butane boiling point, it is 90\% n-butane when half full, and 98\% n-butane when it is 1 / 4 full.
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Coleman and Optimus fuel (70\% n-butane, 30\% propane)
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