Which of the following are the applications of hydrocarbons?

Ripening of fruits

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Gas welding

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Biogas

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Fuels like petrol, diesel, kerosene, CNG, LPG etc

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Solution

The correct options are
A
Ripening of fruits

B
Gas welding

C
Biogas

D
Fuels like petrol, diesel, kerosene, CNG, LPG etc

Hydrocarbons have huge applications in our daily life-

Ethene, the simplest alkene, is used for artificial ripening of fruits.

Gas welding is done by using ethyne (acetylene), which is an important component of oxy-acetylene flame.

Methane, simplest alkane, is an important component of biogas.

Fuels like petrol, diesel, kerosene, CNG, LPG, LNG consist of several mixtures of hydrocarbons.

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wood	17
diesel	45
kerosene	48
petrol	50
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butane (LPG)	50
methane	55
hydrogen	150

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