Name the following :
Heating a substance strongly in the absence of air.

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Destructive distillation :
It is the process of heating an organic substance such as wood, bone or sugar is heated strongly in the absence of air in a closed container.
Charcoal is obtained from the process of destructive distillation.

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Name the following :Heating a substance strongly in the absence of air.

Destructive distillation :It is the process of heating an organic substance such as wood, bone or sugar is heated strongly in the absence of air in a closed container.Charcoal is obtained from the process of destructive distillation.

Name the following :
Heating a substance strongly in the absence of air.

Destructive distillation :
It is the process of heating an organic substance such as wood, bone or sugar is heated strongly in the absence of air in a closed container.
Charcoal is obtained from the process of destructive distillation.