Sources of Energy
The ignition temperature of a fuel is $$80^o C$$". What does this mean ?
Name any four fractions obtained from petroleum which are used as fuels.
Fractions obtained from petroleum:
Diesel, petrol, kerosene. petroleum gas etc.
The ignition temperature of a fuel is $$80^o C$$". What does this mean ?
Name the product of petroleum that is used to drive heavy vehicles.
Name any one hydrocarbon fraction obtained during the fractional distillation of petroleum which is used as a domestic fuel.
What is the composition of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) ?
Which gaseous fuel is being used increasingly in transport vehicles like cars and buses these days ?
Write the full form of (i) LPG, and (ii) CNG.
What is the main constituent of : (i) petroleum gas? (ii) natural gas ?
State two important uses of natural gas.
State one important use of CNG these days.
Complete the following sentence : Domestic gas cylinders like Indane contain mainly ........... .