Lakhmir Singh & Manjit Kaur - Physics

Book: Lakhmir Singh & Manjit Kaur - Physics

Chapter: 3. Sources of Energy

Subject: Physics - Class 10th

Q. No. 8 of Very Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-130

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8

Write the full form of: (i) LPG (ii) CNG.

(i) LPG stands for Liquefied Petroleum Gas. They are flammable mixtures of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel.

(ii) CNG stands for Compressed Natural Gas. It is methane stored at high pressure.


Chapter Exercises

Very Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-121
Very Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-130
Very Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-140
Very Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-148
Very Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-156
Very Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-161
Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-122
Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-131
Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-140
Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-148
Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-157
Short Answer Type Questions-Pg-161
Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)-Pg-123
Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)-Pg-132
Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)-Pg-142
Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)-Pg-150
Questions Based on High Order Thinking Skills (HOTS)-Pg-159
Long Answer Type Questions-Pg-122
Long Answer Type Questions-Pg-131
Long Answer Type Questions-Pg-141
Long Answer Type Questions-Pg-149
Long Answer Type Questions-Pg-157
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)-Pg-122
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)-Pg-131
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)-Pg-141
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)-Pg-149
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)-Pg-158
Multiple Choice Questions (MCQs)-Pg-161

More Exercise Questions

1

Name the product of petroleum that is used to drive heavy vehicles.
2

Give one example of a good domestic fuel.
3

Name any one hydrocarbon fraction obtained during the fractional distillation of petroleum which is used as a domestic fuel.
4

What are the various fuels which are used to generate electricity in a thermal power plant?
5

Name any four fractions obtained from petroleum which are used as fuels.
6

What is the composition of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)?
7

Which gaseous fuel is being used increasingly in transport vehicles like cars and buses these days?
8

Write the full form of: (i) LPG (ii) CNG.
9

What is the main constituent of:

(i) Petroleum gas


(ii) Natural gas
10

Name the component which is found in natural gas as well as in biogas.
11

State two important uses of natural gas.
12

State one important use of CNG these days.
13

Complete the following sentence:

Domestic gas cylinders like Indanecontain mainly ………………….

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