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The compound Propane [ Molecular formula = C3H8 ] is the compound containing 3 atoms of carbon and 8 atoms of hydrogen.
Propane contains three carbon atoms and 8 hydrogen atoms.

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One such compound is methyl ethyl ether, with the formula CH3OC2H5. There are probably others with the same formula.

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Hydrogen would make Propane (a paraffin) C3H8

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Example: propane - C3H8.

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CH3CH2CH3---Propane

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C3H8 aka Propane.

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propane

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Propane.

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