Multiple choice

Which of the following compounds is a measure of the detonation of diesel fuel?

  1. Cetane

  2. Hexafluoroethane

  3. Hexafluoropropylene

  4. Bis (trimethylsilyl) amine
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Explanation

Cetane is often used as a short-hand for cetane number, a measure of the detonation of diesel fuel. Cetane ignites very easily under compression. For this reason it is assigned a cetane number of 100, and serves as a reference for other fuel mixtures.

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