methane, or marsh gas, or swamp gas (chem. compound)

• alkanes
• applications
  • fast-neutron scattering
  • ionization
  • petroleum crude oils
  • plastics and resins
  • synthetic diamonds
• biological aspects
  • origin of life
  • production by bacteria
• environmental effects
• occurrences
  • atmospheres
    • Earth
    • Jupiter
    • Neptune
    • Saturn
    • Titan
    • Triton
    • Uranus
  • cometary nuclei
  • fossil fuels [Ref 1] passim to [Ref 2]; [Ref 3]
  • intestinal gas [Ref 1]; [Ref 2]
  • natural gas
    • liquefication
  • Pluto's surface
• structure and properties
  • acids
  • chemical bonding
    • molecular shape [Ref 1]; [Ref 2]
    • oxidation path
    • valence bond theory
  • chemical formula
  • crystal structure
  • stoichiometry
• for a list of related subjects see PROPAEDIA: Section 122
• see also natural gas [Cross ref]; triphenylmethane [Cross ref]