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What is the solubility of methane, ethane, and propane in water?

Answer 1

To a first approximation, all gases have some water solubility........

Of course some gases, e.g. the Noble Gases, have minimal water solubility, but others, i.e. #HX#, have quite substantial water solubilities........

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Answer 2

Avery Adams

Ethane, methane and propane are not soluble in water

According to Fire (2009) ethane, methane and propane are nt soluble in water. Their properties are listed in https://tutor.hix.ai

Citation

Fire, F. (2009) PennWell Cooperation, Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA: The Common Sense Approach to Hazardous Materials, Third Edition.

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Answer 3

Peyton Adams

Methane, ethane, and propane are all insoluble in water.

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When evaluating a one-sided limit, you need to be careful when a quantity is approaching zero since its sign is different depending on which way it is approaching zero from. Let us look at some examples.