Coal is a fossil fuel and it cannot be prepared in a laboratory or industry. Which of the following options best justifies the statement?

Formation of coal is a very slow process.

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Formation of coal needs very low pressure and temperature.

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Formation of coal needs very high pressure and temperature.

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Formation of coal causes air pollution.

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Solution

The correct option is C Formation of coal needs very high pressure and temperature.
Fossil fuel is a general term for buried combustible geologic deposits of organic materials, formed from decayed plants and animals that have been converted to crude oil, coal, natural gas, or heavy oils by exposure to heat and pressure in the earth's crust over hundreds of millions of years.

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