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Most modern lighters use butane. It is liquid under pressure but vaporizes when released. Butane lighters have no wick and make a slight hissing sound when in use. Lighters with a wick use a liquid fuel that is naphtha-based.

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The chemical name of lighter fluid is naphtha, which is a flammable liquid hydrocarbon mixture. It is commonly used as a fuel in portable stoves, lanterns, and lighters.

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The lighter fluid refers to the highly flammable and colorless gas that is used in the cigarette lighter. The liquid is usually butane which has a chemical formula of C4H10.

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Gasoline is a mixture of various hydrocarbons, mainly between C6H14 and C12H26

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Paint thinner (mineral spirits).

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petrolium distillate

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C5h12

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