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___ is a fossil fuel present below the earth and is formed from plants trapped underground many years back.

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Coal

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Natural gas

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Bio gas

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None of these

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Solution

The correct option is A Coal
Coal is a fossil fuel present below the earth and is formed from plants trapped underground many years back.When coal is burnt in the absence of air, it does not burn but produces many by-products.The main by-products are coal gas, coke, coal tar and amino acid liquor.

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