Question

The process of burning a material in the absence of oxygen is called destructive distillation.

• A. True
• B. False

Answer 1

The correct option is A True

1. Destructive distillation is an irreversible chemical process in which the unprocessed materials are heated at high temperatures and burned in the absence of air/ oxygen.
2. It is also called pyrolysis.
3. For eg: when coal undergoes destructive distillation, it gives coke, coal oil, coal tar, etc.

Hence, the given statement is true.