WAEC - Chemistry (2014 - No. 38)
The liquid hydrocarbon likely to be found in the fraction of crude oil used for domestic cooking is?
C3H8
C 5H 12
C13H28
C20H42
Explanation
The gas used in gas bottles is LPG – liquefied petroleum gas – which are either propane or butane, flammable hydrocarbons used as fuel for home heating, cooking, hot water and LPG cars and vehicles.