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What odorant is added to LPG to detect the leakage with smell?


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a

Alcohol

b

Organo sulphur compounds

c

Coal tar

d

Chlorine gas  

answer is B.

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Detailed Solution

The organo-sulphur compound smells bad and LPG is odourless. Because LPG is an organo-sulphur molecule, ethyl mercaptan (also known as ethanethiol) is added to it in order to detect leaks.
  
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What odorant is added to LPG to detect the leakage with smell?