Bone charcoal is prepared by destructive distillation of bones.

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Animal charcoal is produced from bones, horn, blood, etc. Bone-black, or bone-charcoal, is obtained by the destructive distillation of bones in iron retorts, the distillate constituting bone- oil or Dippel's oil

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(a) Charcoal is a good adsorbent.

(b) Coke is obtained by destructive distillation of sugar.

(d) Wood charcoal is an important constituent of gun powder.

(e) Coal gas is used in the preparation of artificial fertilizers.

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(a) What is destructive distillation? What are the products formed due to the destructive distillation of coal?

(b) Why are wood charcoal used in water filters and gas masks?

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(a) Name two products that are obtained from the destructive distillation of coal.

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