Coke is obtained by the destructive distillation of _______.

coal

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Solution

The correct option is A coal
Destructive distillation is the process where a substance is heated at high temperature in the absence of air. When coal undergoes destructive distillation, it produces many products such as coke, coal gas, coal tar, etc.

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