Question

The use of charcoal is discouraged even though it is a better fuel than coal, because:

• A. Charcoal burns with flames
• B. charcoal is prepared from destructive distillation of wood
• C. coal burns comparitively smokeless
• D. coal has a higher heat generation efficiency

Answer 1

The correct option is B charcoal is prepared from destructive distillation of wood

Because charcoal is prepared from destructive distillation of wood, so for this purpose, more and more trees would have to be cut down which causes deforestation. It affects the ecological balance of earth.