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It's named for its five carbon atoms
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pentane
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n. (context organic compound English) An aliphatic hydrocarbon of chemical formula C 5 H 12 ; either of the three isomers n-pentane, methyl-butane (isopentane), and di-methyl-propane (neopentane); volatile liquids under normal conditions.
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Pentane \Pen"tane\, n. [See Penta- .] (Chem.) Any one of the three metameric hydrocarbons, C5H12 , of the methane or paraffin series. They are colorless, volatile liquids, two of which occur in petroleum. So called because of the five carbon atoms in the ...
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This page provides supplementary chemical data on n-pentane .
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According to Exxon-Mobil records, if the pentane on site vaporized and ignited, it would burn human skin within 1.
According to ExxonMobil records, if the pentane on site vaporized and ignited, it would burn human skin within 1.