Coal bed methane is released during coal mining and is generally recommended to extract it rather th...........

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Coal bed methane is released during coal mining and is generally recommended to extract it

rather than letting it evaporate into the atmosphere when untapped because

1. CBM if is not extracted can cause fire hazards while mining deep areas.

2. CBM if allowed to escape into atmosphere, will get converted into carbon monoxide

which is a potent green house gas.

Which of the statements is/are the correct reason/s?

1 only

2 only

Both

None

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Explanation:

CBM doesn’t cause any as such fire hazards if left un extracted.
CBM once extracted and used as a source of energy it will be less harmful to environment because
the burning of CBM releases majorly carbon dioxide. But if it is not extracted it will escape into
atmosphere and get converted into carbon monoxide which is more potent green house gas than
carbon dioxide