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We could show that methane, nitrogen and oxygen are different substances by cooling them down until they changed to liquid: each substance would do this as it cooled below its boiling point, so we would need very low
temperatures.

We can also show that they are different substances by testing a sample of each substance with a lighted splint:

Watch the three videos to see the differences between these three substances.


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The second video is on the next page.

Methane : boiling point -164°C
 
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