The correct answer is Ethyl mercaptan.
Key Points
- The stench due to leakage from the LPG cylinder because of Ethyl mercaptan.
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LPG gas is basically propane and butane.
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It is odourless in its natural state.
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The smell that you notice when there is a leak is actually the stench of an entirely different agent, called ethyl mercaptan.
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This substance is added to the gas when it leaves the main storage terminals.
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Hence, option 4 is correct.
Additional Information- Methane :
- Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4.
- Methane is a one-carbon compound in which the carbon is attached by single bonds to four hydrogen atoms
- It is a group-14 hydride and the simplest alkane and is the main constituent of natural gas.
- It is a colourless, odourless, non-toxic but flammable gas.
- It has a role as a fossil fuel, a member of greenhouse gas, and a bacterial metabolite.
- Butane :
- Butane or n-butane is an alkane with the formula C4H10.
- Butane is a gas at room temperature and atmospheric pressure.
- Butane is a highly flammable, colourless, easily liquefied gas that quickly vaporizes at room temperature.
- Butane is a hydrocarbon and a highly flammable, colourless, odourless, easily liquefied gas.
- It is typically used as fuel for cigarette lighters and portable stoves, a propellant in aerosols, a heating fuel, a refrigerant.
- Propane :
- Propane is a three-carbon alkane with the molecular formula C3H8.
- It is a gas at standard temperature and pressure, but compressible to a transportable liquid.
- Propane is a flammable hydrocarbon gas that is liquefied through pressurization and commonly used for fuel in heating, cooling, hot water, and vehicles.
- Propane can also be used for refrigerants, aerosol propellants, and petrochemical feedstock.