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Difference between methane and methyle....

methane?is (organic compound|uncountable) the simplest aliphatic hydrocarbon, ch4, being a constituent of natural gas while?methyl?is (organic compound) the univalent hydrocarbon radical, ch3, formally derived from methane by the loss of a hydrogen atom.
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Dear friend,
Methane is a hydrocarbon of the formula CH4, where the carbon is bonded to 4 hydrogen atoms.
Methyl [ Not methyle] is an alkyl derivative of methane by having a hydrogen removed from its formula, leaving it to be bonded with 3 hydrogen atoms only. It acts as a substituent in an organic compound, hence the -yl name [according to IUPAC Nomenclature].

You could compare the same with the following compounds as well:
Ethane and Ethyl
Propane and Propyl....

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