Is Methane a technical term or organic language?

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2006-07-27 13:00:58 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Arts & Humanities ➔ Philosophy

It's a gas

2006-07-27 13:02:13 · answer #1 · answered by Bill 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋

It's the proper IUPAC name for an organic compound. ANE being single bonded chane and METH meaning 1 carbon. Therefore, methane is CH4.

2006-07-27 20:03:57 · answer #2 · answered by FIONEX 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's a technical term. We used to laugh like Beavis and Butthead in junior high science when we heard that for the first time.

2006-07-27 20:04:04 · answer #3 · answered by Timothy W 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋

It's a chemical word to describe an organic based gas.

2006-07-27 20:04:04 · answer #4 · answered by tuff enuff 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋