For 10 points, name this compound that is the simplest alkane, has the formula CH4, and is found in natural gas.
Reacting aluminum carbide with water produces this substance, as does heating a mixture of sodium acetate with sodium hydroxide. Under repeated free radical halogenation, this compound can be turned into chloroform. This molecule is found inside clathrate hydrates. This gas is made by a certain type of Archaea (arr-KAY-uh) bacteria. Rains of its liquid form occur on Titan. Since it has no odor, odorants must be added to it as a safety precaution when it us used for fuel. For 10 points, name this compound that is the simplest alkane, has the formula CH4, and is found in natural gas.
Reacting aluminum carbide with water produces this substance, as does heating a mixture of sodium acetate with sodium hydroxide.
{methane} [accept {CH4} before it is read]