Methane
Part of Scales of the Universe.
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Part of Scales of the Universe.
AMNH/D. Finnin
If the Hayden Sphere is the size of a rhinovirus, then the model hanging about you are the relative size of methane.
The methane molecule has four hydrogen atoms attached to one carbon atom (CH4). Methane is the major constituent of natural gas.