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Question
Which of the following is needed for the formation of biogas from cow-dung and which not?
Water, Oxygen
Solution
Water is needed and oxygen is not.
Biogas is formed by the anaerobic degradation of cow dung in the presence of water but in the absence of oxygen.
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