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Give the uses of methane.

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Uses of methane are:

  • Methane in the form of natural gas is used in industries such as fabric mills, paper mills, food processing industry, petrol purification.
  • Being the smallest hydrocarbon, the proportion of CO2 released in the combustion of methane is small and, therefore, it is used as a domestic fuel.
  • Methane is used for production of organic compounds such as ethanol, methyl chloride, methylene chloride and acetylene.


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