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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 10 months ago

Gasoline is liquid but gasses on the periodic table of elements are fumes, so why do we call the stuff we put into our vehicles "gas," if it's liquid?

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Gasoline is liquid but gasses on the periodic table of elements are fumes, so why do we call the stuff we put into our vehicles "gas," if it's liquid?

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No Stupid Questions@lemmy.ca · 10 months ago

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