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Carbon: An Important Element — Science STD 9 — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 9ScienceCarbon: An Important Element3 Marks
Question
Methane is used as a domestic fuel.
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Answer

  • Methane is highly inflammable.
  • It burns by reacting with oxygen to give a bluish flame.
  • It burns completely and producers 213 Kcal/ mol of heat.
  • Being the smallest hydrocarbon, the proportion of CO2 released in the combustion of methane is small.
  • Therefore methane is used as a domestic fuel.

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