noun🔗ShareAn aliphatic hydrocarbon, C2H6, gaseous at normal temperatures and pressures, being a constituent of natural gas."Natural gas used for heating often contains ethane, along with methane and other hydrocarbons. "compoundsubstancechemistryfuelscienceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe same compound, subjected to modification by replacing one or more of the hydrogen atoms with other radicals."Instead of pure ethane, many industrial processes use ethane where some of the hydrogen atoms have been replaced with chlorine atoms to create useful chemical building blocks. "compoundchemistrysubstanceChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
