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Methane I. Methane
The molecular formula for methane is CH4, the molar mass for methane is 16.04 g/mol.
The structural formula for methane is:

Methane have just one name and is methane, but the prefix for methane is carbon tetrahydride. Some people call it biogas, marsh gas, R 50, and fire dramps. II. Background Information

Methane was discovered and isolated by Alessandro Giuseppe Antonio Anastasio Volta better known just as Alessandro Volta. He was an Italian chemist, physicist and a pioneer of electricity he is credited as the creator of the electrical battery and also as the discovered of methane, sources said that he discovered methane between 1776 and 1778, he find out methane while studying a marsh gas in a lake named Lake Maggiore. …show more content…

Methane is a greenhouse gas, methane is a high “global warming potential” methane is one of the worst of the greenhouse gases. It do not have any effect on humans health, but also in close space methane could cause suffocation.

III. Interesting facts
Some interesting facts about methane is that is a colourless gas and is also an invisible substance. Methane is odorless just when is it pure methane but if it is mixed with another substance that have a strong odor methane can also become a substance with a strong odor. Methane is a strong greenhouse gas and is also a big ingredient in natural gas. Methane is also a greenhouse with a big global warming potential of approximately 22. Methane can be an asphyxiant gas it would affect the air (oxygen) we all need to breath specially if is a close place, the oxygen could decrease and caused suffocation or loss of consciousness. Or it's also can be effects as headache, nauseous, vomiting or other effects. Methane is the result from decomposition of some organic matters when there is no oxygen. Even this gas could cause all this to humans, it's also do not affect the human life. Methane also can be produced in two different ways those are natural and human sources both can produced Methane, the natural way to produce methane include wetlands and oceans. Human sources is landfills and …show more content…

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