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    Methane

    Hydrocarbon compound (CH₄) in natural gas

    Not to be confused with Ethane or ETHANE."CH4" redirects here. For other uses, see CH4 (disambiguation).

      Carbon, C

      Hydrogen, H

    Names
    Preferred IUPAC name

    Methane[1]

    Systematic IUPAC name

    Carbane (never recommended[1])

    Other names
    • Carbon tetrahydride
    • Carburetted hydrogen
    • Hydrogen carbide
    • Marsh gas
    • Methyl hydride
    • Natural gas
    Identifiers

    CAS Number

    3D model (JSmol)

    Beilstein Reference

    		1718732
    ChEBI
    ChEMBL
    ChemSpider
    ECHA InfoCard100.000.739
    EC Number

    Gmelin Reference

    		59
    KEGG
    MeSHMethane

    PubChemCID

    RTECS number
    UNII
    UN number1971

    CompTox Dashboard(EPA)

    InChI

    • InChI=1S/CH4/h1H4 Y
      Key: VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N Y
    Properties

    Chemical formula

    		CH4
    Molar mass16.043 g·mol−1
    Appearance Colorless gas
    OdorOdorless
    Density
    • 0.657 kg/m3 (gas, 25 °C, 1 atm)
    • 0.717 kg/m3 (gas, 0

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