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Author Topic: Propane / Butane Gas - Inert or not??/  (Read 3416 times)

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mitzpmb

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Propane / Butane Gas - Inert or not??/
« on: July 20, 2010, 09:14:33 PM »
Are Propane and Butane gases inert?
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Re: Propane / Butane Gas - Inert or not??/
« Reply #1 on: July 20, 2010, 10:44:54 PM »
Here's a clue...
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Re: Propane / Butane Gas - Inert or not??/
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2010, 07:07:50 AM »
Quote from: Dan on July 20, 2010, 10:44:54 PM
Here's a clue...
haha, thats the way to answer a question properly :P
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Re: Propane / Butane Gas - Inert or not??/
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2010, 10:03:59 AM »
Inert to what?  I would think they'd serve fine as an inert gas for most reactions.  Obviously a worse choice than nitrogen though, for the reason posted above!
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