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The basic name of this molecule is propane, but another name for it is tricarbane.

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The prop- root in the word propane can be found other compounds with three-carbon chains, for example, propionic acid.

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The chemical formula of propane can be written as CH₃CH₂CH₃, but the easier way to write it is C₃H₈. As you can tell, the molecule has a three-carbon chain surrounded by 8 hydrogen atoms.

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The following shows the molecular model of propane (C₃H₈).

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Propane forms a covalent bond. Therefore, propane is a covalent compound.

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The following image shows how flammable propane can be. A truck full of propane exploded with extreme magnitude, causing a great fire.

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The following image shows, again, how flammable propane really is. However, in this image the propane is being controlled and detained and it is also helping heat up the stove.

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In 1912, a man complained of vapors seeping out of his Ford Model T. Dr. Walter O. Snelling investigated this odd vapor. He noticed it was no ordinary gas, as when he kept in a closed jug, the cork kept on popping off. This little observation eventually led to the discovery of propane. Snelling also observed that the gas could be used as a powerful energy source. If under control, the gas he was studying could be used safely for many purposes.

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Propane is used so widely that there is bound to be a few interesting uses. For example, the explosions that you see in movies are powered by liquid propane. Also, many businesses and school districts are switching to propane powered vehicles and buses. Lastly, propane is a key component of airsoft guns as they are the main propellant that pushes the bullets forward.

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The most common uses of propane usually have to do with heating and fuel. Propane is used in many cooktops as the main source of heat. Clothes dryers also dry off clothes using the heat from propane. I mentioned before that propane is used in many vehicles and that many facilities are switching to propane-powered vehicles, but propane can also be used as a fuel for generators.

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Propane can be made from natural gas processing and petroleum refining.. The processing deals with the removal of propane, butane, and ethane from the raw natural gas. Oil refineries also produce propane when crackling petroleum meets heating oil or gasoline.

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Propane melts at -187.7 °C (−305.8 °F; 85.5 K), meaning it changes from solid to liquid at very cold temperatures.

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−42.25 °C (−44.05 °F; 230.90 K) is the boiling point of propane, making it most commonly found as a gas.

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Propane's density measures 0.493 g/cm3 at 25 °C, meaning it is nearly half as dense as water, which is as dense as 1g/cm3 at 25 °C.

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Propane is odorless, but an odorant are added to create a very specific smell. That smell can alert people if propane is leaking or collecting. Propane is also colorless, but when burning the flames are blue.

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Propane undergoes combustion reactions in a similar fashion to other liquified petroleum gases. In the presence of excess oxygen, propane burns to form water and carbon dioxide.
1 propane molecule + 5 oxygen molecules = 3 carbon dioxide molecules + 4 water molecules + heat.

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Against what most people believe, propane is not a greenhouse gas. Actually, it is the cleanest fossil fuel in use so far. However, with propane being very flammable, it is not necessarily the safest.