Mahima was looking at one of the samples kept in a type of coal display. One of the samples intrigued her very much. It looked "brownish-black organic material and almost looked like decayed wood". Could you help her identify the sample?

Ignite

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Bituminous

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Peat

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Anthracite

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Solution

The correct option is C
Peat

The brownish-black organic material and almost looked like decayed wood is nothing but the peat coal.

Peat is the first step in the formation of coal, and slowly becomes lignite after pressure and temperature increase as sediment is piled on top.

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Mahima was looking at one of the samples kept in a type of coal display. One of the samples intrigued her very much. It looked "brownish-black organic material and almost looked like decayed wood". Could you help her identify the sample?

The correct option is C Peat The brownish-black organic material and almost looked like decayed wood is nothing but the peat coal. Peat is the first step in the formation of coal, and slowly becomes lignite after pressure and temperature increase as sediment is piled on top.

The correct option is C
Peat

The brownish-black organic material and almost looked like decayed wood is nothing but the peat coal.

Peat is the first step in the formation of coal, and slowly becomes lignite after pressure and temperature increase as sediment is piled on top.