Crossword-Solution: ETHANE 6 letters, 172 clues 🏆 scrabble score: 9

Acetylene combines with hydrogen in the presence of platinum black, and ethylene and then ethane result.

Ethane and ethylene are undoubtedly formed, and certain homologues of them and of acetylene, as well as benzene and a high molecular hydrocarbon (C_7H_6)_n termed "cuprene," have been found by different investigators.

The second fraction, coming over at 265°-270°, consisted of diphenyl ethane ((C_{6}H_{5})_{2} CH.CH_{3}); and the third fraction, boiling at 280°-286°, was found to consist entirely of dibenzyl (C_{6}H_{5}.CH_{2}.CH_{2}.C_{6}H_{5}), a solid substance isomeric with diphenyl ethane.

The chief hydrocarbons found in illuminating gas are, ethylene C_{2}H_{4} crotonylene C_{4}H_{6} propylene C_{3}H_{6} benzene C_{6}H_{6} butylene C_{4}H_{8} toluene C_{7}H_{8} amylene C_{5}H_{10} xylene C_{8}H_{10} acetylene C_{2}H_{2} methane C H_{4} allylene C_{3}H_{4} ethane C_{2}H_{6} A gas which has played a prominent part in lighting is acetylene, produced by the interaction of water and calcium carbide.

Hydrogen gases 0 Carbon dioxide 0.1 Oxygen 0 Heavy hydrocarbons 0 Carbon monoxide 0 Methane 81.8 Ethane 16.8 Nitrogen 1.3 The volume of gas used is measured by an accurate test meter reading to one-twentieth of a cubic foot.