PubChem CID: 297. Chemical Names: Methane; Methyl hydride; Marsh gas; Biogas; Fire Damp; 74-82-8 More... Molecular Formula: CH4. Molecular Weight: 16.043 g/mol. InChI Key: VNWKTOKETHGBQD-UHFFFAOYSA-N. Drug Information: Drug Indication FDA UNII. read more
Forms explosive mixtures with air, the loudest explosions occur when one volume of methane is mixed with ten volumes of air (or two volumes of oxygen). Air containing less than 5.53% methane no longer explodes. Air containing more than 14% methane burns without noise. read more
Methane is a colorless highly flammable gas that is less dense than air. The methane molecule consists of four hydrogen atoms covalently one carbon atom. The chemical formula for methane is CH 4 which is the simplest hydrocarbon of the alkane series. read more