Question

The products obtained from destructive distillation of coal are:
1) Coal tar 2) Coal Gas 3) Coke 4) Ammonia
Arrange these products in the increasing order of their amounts produced.

• A. 1 < 2 < 3 < 4
• B. 1 < 3 < 4 < 2
• C. 1 < 4 < 2 < 3
• D. 4 < 1 < 3 < 2

Answer 1

The correct option is C

1 < 4 < 2 < 3

Destructive distillation of a ton of coal can produce 700 kg of coke, 100 liters of liquor ammonia, 50 liters of coal tar and 400 $m^3$ (1 cubic meter = 1000L) of coal gas.​ The increasing order of the amount of coal products obtained from destructive distillation of coal are:
Coal tar < Ammonia < Coal gas < Coke