Posted: May 22nd, 2023

My partnership with carbon forms compounds

My partnership with carbon forms compounds such as methane and butane, which undergo combustion in engines to produce energy that propels these engines. I am also used to generate electricity in fuel cells when I react with oxygen. Apart from fuel, I am an essential constituent of hydrogen peroxide that is often used as a bleach or wound disinfectant. Due to my weight and density, I am the most suitable gas in filling of balloons. The manufacturing industry also finds me very handy because I am a prerequisite in the manufacture of other chemicals such as ammonia in the Haber process, methanol and cyclohexane. I like to occupy any vacant spaces in the structure of unsaturated organic compounds and for this reason I am vital in the hydrogenation of fats and oils. In addition, I am useful in welding under water because I can produce hot flames with temperatures as high as 2000 ^oC.