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Name of Gas Lower Explosive Limit % Upper Explosive Limit %

This document provides the lower and upper explosive limits in percentages for several common gases, including methane, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, acetylene, butane, propane, pentane, and hydrogen. It shows that each gas has a specific range between a lower and upper limit within which the gas is combustible and can form an explosive mixture with air.

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Name of Gas Lower Explosive Limit % Upper Explosive Limit %

This document provides the lower and upper explosive limits in percentages for several common gases, including methane, hydrogen sulfide, carbon monoxide, acetylene, butane, propane, pentane, and hydrogen. It shows that each gas has a specific range between a lower and upper limit within which the gas is combustible and can form an explosive mixture with air.

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Name Of Gas Lower Upper

Explosive Limit Explosive Limit


% %
Methane CH4 5.0 15.0
Hydrogen H2S 4.3 45.5
Sulphide
Carbon CO 12.5 74
Monoxide
Acetylene C2H2 2.4 83
Butane H3C-CH2-CH2- 1.5 8.5
CH3
Propane H3C-CH2-CH3 2.1 9.3
Pentane CH3-(CH2)3-CH3 1.4 7.8

Hydrogen H2 4.0 75.6

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