Which one is the major gas present in biogas?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → CH4
Biogas is a fuel made by microbes. Its main gas is methane (CH4), which is what makes biogas burn. The bacteria that make it are called methanogens; they grow without oxygen on materials such as cattle dung.
NCERT Extract:
Microbes in Production of Biogas – “Biogas is a mixture of gases (containing predominantly methane) produced by the microbial activity and which may be used as fuel. … However, certain bacteria, which grow anaerobically on cellulosic material, produce large amount of methane along with CO2 and H2. These bacteria are collectively called methanogens, and one such common bacterium is Methanobacterium.”