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Carbonisation is

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Slow conversion of dead vegetation Into coal
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Deposition of soil
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Falling of trees
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None of these
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The correct option is A Slow conversion of dead vegetation Into coal
Carbonization (or carbonisation) is the term for the conversion of an organic substance into carbon or a carbon containing residue through destructive distillation or pyrolysis (also occurs in nature). It is often used in organic chemistry with reference to the generation of coal gas and coal tar from raw coal.
So, the correct answer is 'slow conversion of dead vegetation into coal'

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