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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:chemical_compound
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gptkbp:appearance
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colorless gas
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gptkbp:aroma
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odorless
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gptkbp:autoignitionTemperature
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537 °C
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gptkbp:band
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single covalent bonds
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gptkbp:boilingPoint
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−161.5 °C
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gptkbp:bondAngle
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109.5°
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gptkbp:CASNumber
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74-82-8
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gptkbp:chemicalFormula
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CH4
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gptkbp:combustionProduct
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gptkb:water
carbon dioxide
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gptkbp:density
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0.656 kg/m³ (at 0 °C, 1 atm)
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gptkbp:discoveredBy
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gptkb:Alessandro_Volta
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gptkbp:discoveredIn
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1776
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gptkbp:flammability
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highly flammable
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gptkbp:foundIn
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gptkb:bar
gptkb:hydrocarbon_reservoirs
marshes
landfills
cattle digestive systems
ocean floor (methane clathrates)
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gptkbp:globalWarmingPotential
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25 (over 100 years, relative to CO2)
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gptkbp:greenhouseGas
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yes
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Methane
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gptkbp:IUPACName
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methane
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gptkbp:mainConstituent
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natural gas
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gptkbp:meltingPoint
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−182.5 °C
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gptkbp:molecularGeometry
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tetrahedral
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gptkbp:molecularWeight
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16.04 g/mol
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gptkbp:oxidizedBy
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methanotrophic bacteria
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gptkbp:producedBy
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methanogenic archaea
anaerobic decomposition
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gptkbp:solubility
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22.7 mg/L (at 20 °C)
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gptkbp:source
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gptkb:formic_acid
gptkb:methyl_alcohol
gptkb:halomethanes
gptkb:trichloromethane
gptkb:hydrogen_cyanide
gptkb:bromomethane
gptkb:dimethyl_ether
gptkb:iodomethane
gptkb:methyl_acetate
gptkb:methyl_acrylate
gptkb:methyl_chloride
gptkb:methyl_ethyl_ketone
gptkb:methyl_mercaptan
gptkb:methyl_nitrate
gptkb:methyl_tert-butyl_ether
gptkb:methyl_vinyl_ketone
gptkb:methylamines
gptkb:tetrafluoromethane
gptkb:methanol
gptkb:chloroform
acetic acid
ammonia
formaldehyde
acetylene
carbon black
carbon disulfide
carbon tetrachloride
hydrochloric acid
dichloromethane
methyl isocyanate
syngas
methyl methacrylate
methyl bromide
chloromethanes
hydrogen (via steam reforming)
methyl cyanide
methyl fluoride
methyl iodide
methyl isocyanide
methyl isothiocyanate
methyl nitrite
methyl sulfate
methyl sulfone
methyl sulfonic acid
methyl sulfoxide
methyl thiocyanate
methyl thiol
methylamine
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gptkbp:type
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oxygen
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gptkbp:usedAs
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gptkb:gasoline
chemical feedstock
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Compound
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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