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Methane (CH4), is an organic compound, a gaseous hydrocarbon.

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Is CH4 a pure substance?

methane is definatly a pure substance...


IS CH4 a organic substance?

CH4 is an oragnic substance.It is an alkane.


Name a substance with the chemical formula CH4?

It stands for methane.It is a basic gas.


What is the main substance of natural gas?

The main substance in natural gas is methane, which is a colorless and odorless gas composed of carbon and hydrogen atoms. It is a clean-burning fossil fuel that is widely used for heating, electricity generation, and cooking.


Is methane gas a homogeneous or heterogeneous mixture or an element or compound?

Methane is a compound.The answer to your question of, Is methane gas an element, a compound, homogeneous mixture, or heterogeneous mixture can be deduced as follows:What is the structure of methane gas? CH4Elements are a single type of atom. Anything from the periodic chart, such as H, C, Na, P, K, etc. Itcan include more than one atom such as H2, but it is the same element.In CH4, we have two elements a carbon atom (C) and 4 hydrogen atoms (H4), not one single type of atom. Therefore, it is not an element.Compounds are two or more elements bonded together such as CO2 ( a carbon atom and 4 oxygen atoms), NaCl (a sodium atom and a chloride atom, H2O (2 hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom).In CH4, we have two elements a carbon atom (C) and 4 hydrogen atoms (H4), not one single type of atom. Therefore, it is a compound.Mixtures are a combination of elements and/or compounds combined. CH4 is a compound, but we have not added another element or compound to it, so it is not a mixture. If we added an alcohol (-OH) to CH4, we could make methanol, a mixture of methane and alcohol. Therefore, methane is not a mixture.