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Methane is a hydrocarbon gas . It is the simpolest of the Alkane functional group..

It has the formula 'CH4'.

It is NOT an element , but a compound of carbon anf hydrogen. Eacg hydrogen is covalently bonded to the carbon .

It is a flammable gas , and will readily combust in air to form water and carbon dioxide,.

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Methane is not an element. It is composed of two other elements, carbon and hydrogen. So, it is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CH₄. Each gas molecule of the compound contains one carbon and 4 hydrogen atoms

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Methane is not on the Periodic Table of elements. If you aren't you about this answer qo to www.Google.com and try to find " list of elemts on the periodic table" and you will see that methane isn't on the periodic table.

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Methane is not an element; it is a compound. It is composed of one carbon atom and four hydrogen atoms.

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Methane is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CH4

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It is a compound.It is made up of elements

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Compound.

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compound

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yes

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