________ form of coal is the purest form.
It is obtained by heating sugar in the absence of air. Sugar charcoal is the purest form of amorphous carbon.
Choose the correct alternative :
(a) Anthracite is
(i) an inferior type of coal
(ii) a superior type of coal
(iii) the cheapest form of coal
(iv) none of the above
(b) Destructive distillation of coal yields
(i) coal tar
(ii) coal gas
(iii) coke
(iv) all of the above
(c) Lamp black is
(i) an amorphous form of carbon
(ii) a crystalline form of carbon
(iii) a pure form of carbon
(iv) a cluster of carbon atoms
(d) The process by which decayed plants slowly convert into coal is called
(i) petrification
(ii) carbonisation
(iii) carbonification
(iv) fermentation
(e) The purest form of the amorphous carbon is
(i) wood charcoal
(ii) sugar charcoal
(iii) bone charcoal
(iv) lamp black
Fill in the blanks :
(a) ______________is formed when wood is burnt in a limited supply of air.
(b) Coal is a _______________ form of carbon.
(c) __________________ is the most inferior form of coal.
(d) Wood charcoal is a _______________conductor of heat and electricity.
(e) __________________is used in making black shoe polish