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LPG is liquified petroleum gas used for cooking purpose.

Main component of CNG is methane (the simplest alkane). the other components present are:

Natural gas is found in deep underground rock formations in coal beds and in oil beds.

Chemical fuels react with oxygen (combustion) and releases their energy.

Sun, Biomass, Wind are renewable sources which can be replenished within human lifeitme. Whereas natural gas is non-renewable source.

Liquefied petroleum gas or it is also called liquid petroleum gas abbreviated as LPG. 

Also referred to as propane or butane, are flammable mixtures of hydrocarbon gases used as fuel in heating appliances and cooking equipment.

When we treat ethyl bromide with lead sodium alloy we get tetra ethyl lead [TEL]

Ethyl mercaptan is added to gas, which possesses that strong odour of rotten cabbages. The smell helps us detect where there is a leak, which actually makes a lot of sense from safety and security perspective.

Liquified Natural Gas, compresses natural gas, Biogas all comprises of methane but liquified petroleum gas does not have any trace of methane.

LPG is liquefied petroleum gas. Its boiling point is below the room temperature and it evaporates quickly at normal temperature and pressures and supplied in pressurized steel vessels in liquid form.