Question

Indane gas is a mixture of____________ .

• A. Butane and hydrogen
• B. Butane and oxygen
• C. Butane and propane
• D. Methane and oxygen

Answer 1

The correct option is C

Butane and propane

Explanation for the Correct Option:

Option (C): Butane and propane

• Indane Gas is known as a liquefied petroleum gas (LPG).
• The main constituents of the gases are; propane, butane, propylene, butylene, and isobutane.
• The gas is a highly flammable mixture of these hydrocarbon gases which is widely used as a fuel in household cooking applications and as a fuel in some automobiles.
• The most active components of LPG are propane and butane.

Explanation for the incorrect Option:

Option (A): Butane and hydrogen

• Hydrogen is not part of a constituent of Indane Gas, thus the mixture of Butane and hydrogen cannot form the given LPG gas.
• Hence, the option represents an incorrect statement.

Option (B): Butane and oxygen

• The mixture of Butane and oxygen cannot form the LPG gas as oxygen is not an active component of the Indane Gas.
• Thus the given option doesn't coincide with the correct statement.

Option (D): Methane and oxygen

• As Methane and oxygen are not present among the components of Indane gas, thus the mixture of Methane and oxygen cannot form the given LPG gas.
• Hence, the given option does not correspond to the correct concept.

Hence, option (C) is the correct answer. Indane gas is a mixture of propane and butane.