What is methane?

Question

Is methane a radical?
Is it found in the periodic table?
What is the molecule formula for methane?

Answer 1

methane is a stable compound. it is a compound of carbon & hydrogen. it's molecular formula is CH4. that is it has 1 carbon & 4 hydrogen atoms bonded together.

it is not a radical. radicals are unstable ions formed during a chemical reaction which bond with other atoms to form stable compounds.

periodic table consists of elements & not compounds hence methane is not found in periodic table.

DID YOU KNOW? methane is the other gas besides CO2 & water vapour that causes GREENHOUSE EFFECT.in fact it is 4 times more effective than CO2 in producing GREENHOUSE EFFECT

Answer 2

Methane is a compound and is not an element. It cannot be found in the Periodic Table. Methane is formed by carbon and hydrogen molecules. Its molecular formula is CH4. Methane is also a natural gas, a hydrocarbon and an alkane. I do not think it is a radical. Methane is highly flammable.
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Answer 3

Methane has the formula CH4. It is a compound which, at STP is a gas (as with just about anything, you can turn a gas into a liquid or a solid by making it cold enough and/or compressing it enough into a container). In particular, it is the simplest alkane known.

It is not found on the periodic table because it is a compound and not an element.

You should know it already: it is commonly found as the cooking gas in your stove. Or, more humorously, the reason frat boys can light thier farts on fire.

Also, I see some disagreement as to whether methane is poisonous or not.. In small quantities, it won't bother people and it is odorless by itself.. but in high enough concentrations it can asphyxia, which can cause death (this is what happens when people fall into septic tank that they dig up). But, it is not particularly "poisonous."

Answer 4

Methane is an organic compound (a hydrocarbon) it is the first member of the alkane family.It is commonly known as marsh gas coz it is found in marshy areas.It also belongs to the paraffin family(coz it is almost unreactive(bt it forms a lot of compounds) because of carbon carbon single covalent bond)
Methane is not a radical its a compound but it becomes a radical when it looses a hydrgen atom it is then called a methyl radical
It is not found in the periodic table (as its a compound nt an element)
Molecular formula is CH4

Answer 5

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What is methane?
Is methane a radical?
Is it found in the periodic table?
What is the molecule formula for methane?

Answer 6

Methane is a gas. It is made up of one central carbon attached to four hydrogens. It is not a radical. It is not located on the periodic table, though the elements of it are located there. The formula for methane is CH4.

Answer 7

Methane is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CH4. It is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas. Methane is not toxic; however, it is highly flammable and may form explosive mixtures with air

So Basically its a very explosive gas not something you want floating around in the garage.

Answer 8

methane is not a radical since the valency of carbon is satisfied by 4 hydrogen atoms it is not found in periodic table because it is a compound and not an element it's molecular formula is CH4
methane is one of green house gases

Answer 9

Methane is a simple hydrocarbon and is a chemical compund, with the formula CH4.

Answer 10

A gas given off by animal waste. It can be used as fuel, but the process to turn it into fuel is very expensive, so this is not done very often. Methane is a greenhouse gas, which means that it contributes to global warming.