Is methane organic or inorganic?

Methane is a chemical compound with the chemical formula CH4 (one atom of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen). It is an aliphatic hydrocarbon without any double or triple bonds, that is just C-C, C-H single bonds and is also the simplest alkane. read more

Methane is organic compound, as formula of methane(CH4) suggests, it is made up of carbon and hydrogen so it is a hydrocarbon, and hydrocarbons are always organic. P.S. Carbon is very essential element to make a compound organic. read more

Organic compounds and inorganic compounds form the basis of chemistry. The primary difference between organic compounds and inorganic compounds is that organic compounds always contain carbon while most inorganic compounds do not contain carbon. read more