Question

Which of the following statements is not true about Natural gas? * CNG is supplied to homes and factories through pipes and directly used as a fuel. Natural gas is stored under high pressure as compressed natural gas (CNG). CNG is used as a clean fuel for buses, cars and auto-rickshaws. Natural gas is a source of oxygen gas needed in the fertilizer industry.

Answer 1

The last statement regarding natural gas is not true i.e. "Natural gas is a source of oxygen gas needed in the fertilizer industry".

Explanation:

• Since CNG or Natural gas is a mixture of various carbon gases which have components of hydrogen attached to them.

• These have only traces of beneficial gases like oxygen.

• Natural gas takes hundreds of years to form. It is a result of organic degradation with time of plants, fossils, etc.

Answer 2

• These have only traces like beneficial gases like Oxygen