What is the difference between Propane and Methane?
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Propane and methane are both simple hydrocarbons (CH4 and C3H8) that can be produced from crude oil or other petroleum products by fractional distillation, cracking, etc...methane is the simpler of the two (CH4) and is a byproduct of many digestive and degradative processes.  Landfill gases (and cow farts, to be crude) both contain high percentages of methane and both have been collected and burned for energy.  Propane is more commonly used as a fuel for rural areas, for gas grills, etc.  They differ from diesel and gasoline by being  pure hydrocarbons instead of a mixture of hydrocarbons, and they are also smaller molecules, gases at room temperature instead of liquids, etc., etc..
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Ethene, C(2)H(4) contains a double bond between Carbons and is relatively unstable compared to CH(4), which contains only single bonds.  A brute force method would be to apply heat (raising the temperature) to rupture the double bond to produce the more stable methane.  As a practical consequence, however, recall that methane, as a gas, is combustible.
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A unique feature of propane is that it is not produced for its own sake, but is a by-product of two other processes, natural gas processing and petroleum refining.\nPropane is removed from natural gas to prevent it from liquidifying and causung problems in natural gas supply lines.\nWhen crude oil is processed into gasoline and other products, some propane is also formed as a by-product.
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Natural gas, commonly referred to as gas, is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. It is found in oil fields and natural gas fields, and in coal beds. When methane-rich gases are produced by the anaerobic decay of non-fossil organic material, these are referred to as biogas. Sources of biogas include swamps, which produce swamp gas; marshes, which produce marsh gas; landfills, which produce landfill gas, as well as sewage sludge and manure, by way of anaerobic digesters, in addition to Enteric fermentation particularly in cattle.\n\nLiquified petroleum gas (also called liquefied petroleum gas, liquid petroleum gas, LPG, LP Gas, or autogas) is a mixture of hydrocarbon gases used as a fuel in heating appliances and vehicles, and increasingly replacing chlorofluorocarbons as an aerosol propellant and a refrigerant to reduce damage to the ozone layer. Varieties of LPG bought and sold include mixes that are primarily propane, mixes that are primarily butane, and mixes including both propane and butane, depending on the season—in winter more propane, in summer more butane. Propylene and butylenes are usually also present in small concentration. A powerful odorant, ethanethiol, is added so that leaks can be detected easily. LPG is manufactured during the refining of crude oil, or extracted from oil or gas streams as they emerge from the ground.
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propane\nbutane\nhydrogen\nmethane\nacetylene\nmethyl chloride\nnickel carbonyl\nhydrogen sulfide\n\n\nhundred of others
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Mostly methane. The smell is dependent on the person's bowel, but methan by itself does not have that "funky smell."
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Propane is cleaner, Oil is cheaper but not in the long run\npropane is easier to store. burns hotter so it heats faster.\ngo with Propane
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Most gas water heaters can be converted to propane. In many locations, the local propane dealer has the know-how to do this or can tell who in your area does.\n\nBecause propane has more energy per cubic foot, it requires more air. Conversely you need less propane for the air available at your burner.
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Natural gas is too hard to Compress, so, it is collected straight from the ground and pumped to homes. When a Gas field is found they just use a pipe like they do oil to tap into the Gas pocket. Butane is a gas that can be compressed it liquefies under pressure, that why a Lighter looks like it has Liquid in it, you CAN NOT do this with natural gas. This a easy way to explain it.
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They are both redox reactions. They are exact opposite reactions. One is anabolic the other is catabolic. Both are essential to life. Both give off a gas.
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What kind of gas net work are you talking about. People refer to both gasoline and natural gas as gas. There are all kinds of networks for both.\n\nTry this:\nhttp://www.aga.org/Content/ContentGroups/Committees/Gas_Piping_Technology_Committee_(GPTC)/whatisGPT... (PDF\n\nASME B31.8 is the bible of gas transmission design. Maybe that is what you are looking for. Try a websearch for it.
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methane: CH4\n\nMr;\ncarbon 12\nhydrogen 1\n\nMr of methane= 1*carbon+4*hydogen\n=12+4\n=16\n\ntherefore one mole of methane weighs 16 grams\n\n4 g of methane= 4/16\n=0.25 moles\n------------------------------...\n\none mole of any gas occupies 24 dm3 at r.t.p\n\nmoles of oxygen in 7 dm3= 7/24\n=0.292 moles
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well are they charcoal or propane
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London dispersion forces are entirely a function of molecular surface area.  Octane has a higher boiling point than methane because its surface area is about seven times larger than that of methane.  We can test this by looking at the boiling temperature of, say, 3-methyl-heptane, which has the same molecular mass as normal octane but is more compact.  The boiling temperature is somewhat lower, which means lower London forces.  Now it is true that the larger the number of bonds, the larger the molecule, so there is an indirect relationship.
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Fossil Fuels are all (in chemical terminology) hydrocarbons.  One example is of a hydrocarbon is propane, C3H8.  When a hydrocarbon reacts (combusts) with the air it ALWAYS produces Water and Carbon Dioxide.  C3H8 + O2 ---> 3*CO2 + 4*H2O
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The octane number just means the percent octane that the gas is.  A higher octane number burns better, but is more expensive.  The normal (cheapest) gas is 87 octane, which means it is 87% octane and 13% heptane.\nFuel addatives either increase fuel economy or the life of the engine.  They help the fuel burn better
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CH4 Methane and CO2 carbon dioxide.  Only the methane is combustable.  In addition, to the two gases above, you may also have some H2S (rotten egg smell) and H2O vapor depending on how bad it smells and how wet it is.  Enjoy!