Methane, a Greenhouse Gas by Kai Compoginis https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3 An infographic by Kai Compoginis, 7# en-us 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC 2024-10-23 14:10:31 UTC hello@padlet.com Reference Sources 310619 https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320809 https://www.epa.gov/ghgemissions/understanding-global-warming-potentials#:~:text=CO2%2C%20by%20definition%2C%20has,will%20last%20thousands%20of%20years.

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https://www.ebi.ac.uk/chebi/searchId.do?chebiId=CHEBI:16183]]> 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320809 Why we should care 310619 https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320810 Anyone who cares about future generations should care about the gasses in our atmosphere. CO2 is without a doubt a large contributor to global warming, but if methane is 28 times as bad for global arming as CO2 then I feel like it should be focused on more.]]> 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320810 Global Warming Potential 310619 https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320812 Global warming potential is the measuring system of the amount of energy 1 ton of a gas will absorb over a certain amount of time. Carbon dioxide is the gas that methane and many other gasses are being measured against.
Methanes global warming potential is between 26-34
Nitrous oxied has a gwp of 265-298

]]> 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320812 Important Chemical Reactions 310619 https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320813 The most useful chemical reaction of methane is combustion. CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O.
When in the correct conditions methane can have a reaction with halogen radicals
X• + CH4 → HX + CH3•

CH3• + X2 → CH3X + X•

]]> 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320813 Persistence 310619 https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320815 While methane is much more volatile for global warming, it stays in the atmosphere for a much shorter shorter time

]]> 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320815 Historical Changes 310619 https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320816 Methane has gone up an enormous amount, almost an exponential amount.]]> 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320816 Producers 310619 https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320817 Methane can be produced in a few different ways. One of those ways that I would have never thought of is, cow farts. Because the U.S.N.A (United States of North America, I think it sounds better like that.) produces so much beef, the amount of methane released from cattle is a concerning amount. Cattle produces 80 million metric tons of methane per year. That is made even worse when the fact that methane is 28 times better at trapping heat in the atmosphere than carbon dioxide. That is equivalent to 2.2 billion metric tons of carbon dioxide. The other ways are a bit more believable, methane is produced when mining coal and other resources.]]> 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320817 Chemical Properties 310619 https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320818 Methane can be dangerous, as it is colorless and odorless. So lighting a match or switching on a gas stove could be dangerous if there is enough methane to create an explosion.]]> 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320818 Physical Properties 310619 https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320819 Methane is lighter than air, which means you could make balloons float if you pumped methane into them.
Methane is fairly combustible, with a heat output of 891 kJ/mol it can be used to make explosives. That heat output also makes it a good source of power for homes.
.]]> 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320819 Structure and Shape 310619 https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320820 In the middle of the shape is the Hydrogen, the gray parts attached to the pink parts are carbon molecules.]]> 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320820 Chemical Formula and Molecular Weight 310619 https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320821 The molecular weight of Methane is 16.04 g/mol. The chemical formula for Methane is CH4.]]> 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320821 Methane 310619 https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320822 2020-11-28 18:06:46 UTC https://padlet.com/310619/5u0sj8s32lba7vj3/wish/967320822