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Standard VIII

Chemistry

Coal Formation

_______ is fo...

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_______ is formed by the carbonisation of dead vegetation.

Coal

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Solution

The correct option is A Coal
The conversion of organic matter into carbon is called carbonisation.

Coal is a form of carbon formed by the carbonisation of dead plants and animals that takes over millions of years, under high temperature and pressure.

However, coke, coal gas and coal tar are obtained from coal.

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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

(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

Charcoal is ______ (a crystalline/an amorphous) form of carbon.

Q. _______ is formed by the carbonisation of dead vegetation.

Q. Which substance is formed by the carbonisation of dead vegetation?

Carbonisation is the process in which dead plants and vegetation is converted slowly into coal.

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