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Methane

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CH4 (one atom of carbon and four atoms of hydrogen)

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Ch4
One carbon atom and 4 hydrogen atoms

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Molecular weight: 16.043 Critical temperature:190.55 K
Melting point: 90.7 K | Critical pressure:4.595 MPa
Normal boiling point:111.63 K | Critical density:562.2 kg/m³
Normal vapor density:0.72 kg/m³

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Methane is lighter than air, having a specific gravity of 0.554.The boiling point of methane is −162 °C (−259.6 °F) and the melting point is −182.5 °C (−296.5 °F).

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PRODUCERS (How it gets into the atmosphere):

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PRODUCERS (How it gets into the atmosphere):

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In nature, methane is produced by the anaerobic bacterial decomposition of vegetable matter under water . Wetlands are the major natural source of methane produced in this way. Methane is emitted to the atmosphere during the production, processing, storage, transmission, and distribution of natural gas. Also through the production, refinement, transportation, and storage of crude oil.

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Methane in the Earth's atmosphere is a strong greenhouse gas but methane is not as persistent a gas as CO2. Methane has a global warming potential (GWP) 84 times greater than CO₂ in a 20-year time frame

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Measured over a 20-year period, methane is 84 times more potentas a greenhouse gas than CO2. About 60% of global methane emissions are due to human activities. Methane also was responsible for about 23% of climate change in the 20th century. Methane is produced under conditions where little to no oxygen is available

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Methane (CH₄) is estimated to have a GWP of 28–36 over 100 years

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“Overview of Greenhouse Gases.” EPA, Environmental Protection Agency, 8 Sept. 2020, www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/overview-greenhouse-gases.

Harvey, Chelsea. “Methane May Not Last Long in the Atmosphere - but It Drives Sea Level Rise for Centuries.” The Washington Post, WP Company, 29 Apr. 2019, www.washingtonpost.com/news/energy-environment/wp/2017/01/09/methane-may-not-last-long-in-the-atmosphere-but-it-drives-rising-seas-for-hundreds-of-years/.

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We should care about Methane because we are producing too much which is rising sea levels and warming our planet. Since methane is a powerful greenhouse gas, around 30 times more potent than carbon dioxide, researchers fear that methanein large enough quantities in the atmosphere could accelerate global warming.If methane leaks into the air before being used from a leaky pipe, for instance  it absorbs the sun's heat, warming the atmosphere. For this reason, it's considered a greenhouse gas, like carbon dioxide.