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Define fuel.


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Fuel:

Fuel is defined as any material that burns or oxidizes to produce energy. For example, coal, diesel, petroleum, wood, and natural gas.

We use coal and petroleum for various industrial applications. For example, we use coal for the production of electricity, we use diesel, petrol, and natural gas in automobiles.

Fuel uses oxygen to release energy that becomes heat and can be used for different purposes.

Glucose is fuel for living organisms. Human beings and other living organisms use glucose as a fuel to produce energy that can be used for their various daily life activities.


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