2006-09-06 15:15:02 · 5 answers · asked by nickynicky 1 in Education & Reference ➔ Higher Education (University +)
No, just straight chain hydrocarbons. Well, it depends on what additives are in it, I guess.
In organic chemistry, "aromatic" actually has nothing to do with whether you can smell it or not. It has to do with the structure of the molecules.
2006-09-06 15:22:12 · answer #1 · answered by The Ry-Guy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Gasoline is made up of many different hydrocarbons, so it's not really even a compound. A lot of gasoline is heptane and octane, but it's a mix of straight alkanes (organics with single bonds) generally. So no, Virginia, gasoline is not an aromatic compound.
2006-09-06 15:20:29 · answer #2 · answered by mrsocialist 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you smell it?
If you can it's aromatic, if you can't it isn't. As gas is composed of various volitile hydrocarbons you can smell it as soon as you take the cap off the container. It is a very aromatic compound.
2006-09-06 15:22:17 · answer #3 · answered by Larry T 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i love the smell of gasoline!!!! Yes, it's aromatic, but it's not a compound - more of a hydrocarbon chain maybe? I don't recall much from chemistry.
2006-09-06 15:22:15 · answer #4 · answered by Weasel 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It smells...it has an aroma....it's aromatic....it's not a compound.
2006-09-06 15:19:30 · answer #5 · answered by markus 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋