Gas hydrates are compact chemical structures made of natural gas and

A. halite.

B. water.

C. manganese.

D. petroleum.

Option-B (water) is the correct answer.

Explanation:

Gas hydrates are made up of Solid-Ice water and a natural gas like Methane gas trapped in the lattice of ice water. Gas hydrates are mainly found deep down in the sea where the atmospheric pressure is greater than 1 atm.

Generally Gas hydrates have two main applications.

a) It stabilizes the sea floor other wise its melting will cause land sliding in sea floor.

b) Secondly, it traps a green house gases like Methane, if released these gases could produce Climate changes.