Methane

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Name
Deutsch: Methan
Català: Metà
English: Methane
Español: Metano
Français : Méthane
Italiano: Metano
Nederlands: Methaan
Русский: Метан
Polski: Metan
Slovenščina: Metan
Formula

CH4

CAS number

[74-82-8]

SMILES

C


Methane, is a gas. Pure it is odorless, but when used commercially is usually mixed with small quantities of strongly-smelling sulfur compounds such as ethyl mercaptan to enable the detection of leaks.

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