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Properties and Uses of Saturated Hydrocarbons

Question 4 • Foothill-B Period-Chemistry-26/27B

Which of these compounds would most likely be found in a deposit of natural gas?

Answer
A
CH4
B
CH3OH
C
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH3
D
CH3CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2CH2OH

Explanation

Natural gas is made mostly of methane, whose chemical formula is CH4. Therefore, CH4 is the compound most likely to be found in a natural gas deposit; the other choices are alcohols or a much larger hydrocarbon more typical of liquid fuels.

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