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2016

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Scientists using a new gas exploration approach have discovered a huge helium gas field in which country
A
Liberia
B
Mozambique
C
Ghana
D
Tanzania
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -The first use of this method has resulted in the discovery of a world-class helium gas field in Tanzania.

Detailed explanation-2: -Others thought helium could exist only in the sun. In 1882, the Italian physicist Luigi Palmieri was analyzing lava from Mount Vesuvius when he noticed that same telltale yellow spectral line in his data-the first indication of helium on Earth.

Detailed explanation-3: -As of 2021, the reserves of helium in the United States amounted to some 8.5 billion cubic meters, making it the country with the largest reserves of helium globally.

Detailed explanation-4: -And that’s nothing compared to NASA, the single biggest buyer of helium. NASA consumes approximately 75 million cubic feet annually to cool liquid hydrogen and oxygen for rocket fuel.

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