Select the correct option:
A. Amorphous solids possess definite and regular geometry.

B. The carbon content in lignite is more than that of peat.

C. Bituminous is the purest variety of coal.

D. Coal and coke are amorphous allotropes of carbon.

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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

Coal is amorphous carbon.

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