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Alessandro Volta discovered methane in 1777.

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"Methane" is a name used to describe the gas molecule. The formula is CH4.

Butane can be written with the formula of C2H6.

Propane, the stuff you burn in the stove, has the formula of C3H8.

Now do you notice any similarities in the naming of these three gases?

Notice that Meth- , But- , and Prop- is the only difference, but the ending -ane is to describe the type of molecule it is. The naming had been standardized by IUPAC (International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry), so people can't name things like Buttworthium for fart gas.

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who discovered propane ?

Walter otheman snelling discovered propane in 1910

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originally designed for methane regulation by Mr Booth from thr UK

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