What does mercaptan smell like?
Natural gas is naturally colorless and odorless. For your safety, a chemical called mercaptan is added to give it a distinct smell so you can detect a leak.
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Mercaptan gives natural gas the easily identifiable smell of sulfur or rotten eggs.
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The answer is B
Mercaptan gives natural gas the easily identifiable smell of sulfur or rotten eggs.
Because natural gas is colorless and odorless:
Unitil adds a harmless (yet smelly) chemical called Mercaptan that makes it easier to detect a gas leak before it can create a hazardous situation.
