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Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) is
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Options:
  • A
    propane
  • B
    methane
  • C
    ethane
  • D
    butane
Solution:
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The correct answer is:
methane
Compressed Natural Gas $(\mathrm{CNG})$ is the best, cheap fuel, that has replaced petrol and diesel fuel and is considered as clean fuel. it consists of around $90 \%$ methane, by compressing it to less than $1 \%$ of volume it occupies at standard atmospheric pressure. Propane and butane together form LPG or liquified petroleum gas while ethane is used in chemical industry to produce ethene.

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