Question

barthelote method of preparation of Methane

Answer 1

The synthesis of methane from its elements at high temperature was first announced by Bone and Jerdan in 1897, but was questioned by Berthelot, Pring and Hutton, and Mayer and. Altmayer, Bone and Coward, however, reaffirmed the synthesis in 1908, and obtained 73 per cent, of the theoretical yield of methane