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	[[Image:Halo 3 Grunt.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|The only known species to breathe methane, the [[Unggoy]]]]'''Methane''' is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CH4. It is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas. Methane's bond angles are 109.5 degrees. Burning one molecule of methane in the presence of oxygen releases one molecule of CO2 (carbon dioxide) and two molecules of [[Water\|~~H2O~~]]:		[[Image:Halo 3 Grunt.jpg\|200px\|thumb\|The only known species to breathe methane, the [[Unggoy]]]]'''Methane''' is a chemical compound with the molecular formula CH4. It is the simplest alkane, and the principal component of natural gas. Methane's bond angles are 109.5 degrees. Burning one molecule of methane in the presence of oxygen releases one molecule of CO2 (carbon dioxide) and two molecules of [[Water\|H<sub>2</sub>O]]:

	:CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O		:CH4 + 2O2 → CO2 + 2H2O