Question

What are the constituents of coal gas ? State one use of coal gas.

Answer 1

The main constituent of coal gas is mainly methane$C{H}_4$.

Coal gas contains a variety of calorific gases including hydrogen, carbon monoxide, methane, and volatile hydrocarbons together with small quantities of non-calorific gases such as carbon dioxide and nitrogen.

Uses of coal gas

The following are the uses of coal gas:

• Coal gas is used in lighting.
• The gas is also used for heating.
• It is used as a fuel