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Mehtane

crabon and H is hdyrogen. The lines show that the atoms are jonied by chemiacl bonds">Structrual forumla of methane. C is cabron and H is hydroegn. The lines show that the atoms are jioned by chmeical bonds A picutre to show simlpy how the atoms may fill space. The black is carobn and the white is hydorgen Methane is a componud that is a gas at room tempreature. Its molecualr formlua is CH₄, so it has one carbon atom and four hydrgoen atoms in a moleclue. It is often found as the main part of ntaural gas.

Uses

Methane can burn. You can use metahne in natuarl gas to cook your food on a stove.

Prdouction

It can be prodcued in a few ways. Peolpe can get natural gas by diggnig deep in the gruond, and they can rfeine it into methane. Or pteroleum can have fractioanl disitllation to make methane.

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