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Question
Give three uses of methane.
Solution
- Methane is a source of carbon monoxide and hydrogen.
- It is used in the preparation of ethyne, methanal, chloromethane, and carbon tetrachloride.
- Methane is used as fuel for domestic cooking.
- It is used for preparing carbon black needed as filler in the rubber industry.
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