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What are the General Tests for an Alkane Gas?
1) An alkane gas has no colour.
2) An alkane gas may have a smell.
3) An alkane gas has no effect on moist
litmus paper
or moist universal indicator
paper. It is neutral.
4) An alkane gas will burn with a blue or yellow flame.
What is the Specific Test for an Alkane Gas?
There is no
specific test for an alkane
gas but
the burnt gas
products are carbon
dioxide and water
and there are specific tests
for both of these.
See how an alkene may be distinguished from an alkane.
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