Methane
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Methane is a compound that is a gas at room temperature. Its molecular formula is CH4, so it has one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms in a molecule. It is often found as the main part of natural gas.
[edit] Uses
Methane can burn. You can use methane in natural gas to cook your food on a stove.
[edit] Production
It can be produced in a few ways. People can get natural gas by digging deep in the ground, and they can refine it into methane. Or petroleum can have fractional distillation to make methane.
