Which resource is widely used in production of thermal electricity?

Coal

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Gas

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Petroleum

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Solution

The correct option is A Coal
Traditional thermal power plants: also called combustion power plants, they operate with energy produced by a steam boiler fueled by coal, natural gas, heating oil, as well as by biomass. The steam activates a turbine which, in turn, drives an alternator to produce electricity.
The correct answer is A.

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