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by DavidHume on February 17th, 2007
It is a major constituent of petrol (gasoline). As the most volatile liquid alkane, it is added to petrol in winter to aid starting the engine.
An isomer of it is used in IR spectroscopy, I think.
by Anonymous on February 17th, 2007
Pentane... is a hydrocarbon with a 5 carbon skeleton, it is regularly used as a solvent in labs and it evaporates quickly...
here is the material safety data sheet for it, I would not try to get my hands on it if I were you as it is highly flammable...
http://www.jtbaker.com/msds/englishhtml/p0737.htm
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Thank you for your knowledge and taking time to give me an answer quickly....Dog
by alphadog on February 17th, 2007
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by DavidHume on February 17th, 2007