Question

State two uses of wood charcoal, sugar charcoal and bone charcoal each.

Answer 1

The uses of different varities of charcoals are as follows:

$\bullet$ Wood charcoal :
1. Used as fuel as it burns at low temperatures
2. Important constituent of gun powder

$\bullet$ Sugar charcoal :
1. To decolourise coloured solutions
2. Reducing agent to extract metals from oxides

$\bullet$ Bone charcoal :
1. For manufacturing of phosphorus compounds.
2. To decolourise cane sugar.