Preparation Of Methane Gas

CH4

• Methane, also marsh gas, gas composed of carbon and hydrogen with formula CH4, the first member of the paraffin or alkane series of hydrocarbons.

The methane molecule is the simplest example of how a carbon atom can bond to four other atoms to form a tetrahedral shape.

• In near-freezing water 500 m (1800 ft) below the surface of the Gulf of Mexico, worms teem around methane ice deposits. Researchers announced the discovery of the worms, the first living creatures found on methane ice, in August 1997.

• Greenhouse gasses, most notably carbon dioxide and methane, are produced primarily by the burning of coal and gasoline, and some agricultural activities

• Chemical symbols and formulas are used to describe chemical reactions; they denote substances having one set of formulas changing into substances having another set of formulas. Consider the chemical reaction in which methane, or natural gas (formula CH 4), burns in oxygen (O2), to form carbon dioxide (CO2), and water (H2O).

• times the mass of Jupiter and contains methane at its surface —a definite sign that it is cooler than a true star. Methane cannot survive temperatures much higher than 725°C (1337°F), about 1000°C (1832°F) colder than the surface of the coolest stars.