Is gasoline a type of liquefied hydrocarbon?
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Is gasoline considered a liquefied hydrocarbon? Why? Thank you
It depends on how one interprets it. Gasoline is a liquid at room temperature; it can certainly be considered as liquefied hydrocarbons as well. But generally speaking, the term liquefied hydrocarbons refers to liquefied gases that contain carbon atoms with numbers 3 and 4
Is it because there is no consensus among people? We call the C3 and C4 components that are liquefied under high pressure liquid hydrocarbons. Gasoline generally consists of components with a carbon number of C5 or higher; it is in liquid form at atmospheric pressure. However, some of the lighter components evaporate (such as those found in light naphtha). Literally speaking, gasoline is a hydrocarbon and is in liquid state, but it is not liquefied, so I believe that gasoline does not belong to the category of liquefied hydrocarbons.
Refer to the definition of liquefied hydrocarbons in GB50160: A medium is considered a liquefied hydrocarbon if its saturated vapor pressure at 15°C is equal to or exceeds 1 atmosphere; therefore, gasoline does not fall under the category of liquefied hydrocarbons.
I agree with the answer above; mutual assistance is necessary for improvement. Substances whose saturated vapor pressure at 15°C is 1 atmosphere or higher are referred to as liquefied hydrocarbons, and gasoline is in liquid form at room temperature, so it does not belong to liquefied hydrocarbons
Gasoline does not belong to liquefied hydrocarbons, as it is already a liquid at normal pressure; liquefied gas refers to hydrocarbons that have been liquefied under pressure
Liquid hydrocarbons – liquefied hydrocarbons. They sound similar from their names, but liquid hydrocarbons generally refer to liquefied petroleum gas, such as C3 and C4 compounds. It’s also correct to say that gasoline belongs to liquid hydrocarbons