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	== Properties ==		== Properties ==
	Butane is a hydrocarbon ~~has that has~~ 4 carbon atoms and 10 hydrogen atoms. This gas is considered an alkane, which means it is a member of the alkanine series, a grouping of ". . .non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons." <ref> Unknown Author. [http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alkane%20series Wordnet Search 3.1]. ''Word Net Web''. Web. Accessed 27 February 2013.</ref> It is of low molecular weight and		Butane is a hydrocarbon with a formula of C<sub>4</sub>H<sub>10</sub>, which means it contains 4 carbon atoms and 10 hydrogen atoms. This gas is considered an alkane, which means it is a member of the alkanine series, a grouping of ". . .non-aromatic saturated hydrocarbons." <ref> Unknown Author. [http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=alkane%20series Wordnet Search 3.1]. ''Word Net Web''. Web. Accessed 27 February 2013.</ref> To put it simply, the alkanine series contains hydrocarbons with only one carbon-carbon bond. It is of low molecular weight and