Heating of coal in the absence of air is called distillation.
A
destructive
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B
carbonised
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C
fractional
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Solution
The correct option is A destructive The components of coal have different boiling points. Destructive distillation of coal helps in separating out the components of coal from each other. In this process, coal is heated in the absence of air.