Question

describe the characteristic and uses of coal​

Answer 1

Answer:

Coal is black in colour and hard as stone. It is one of the fuels use to cook food. Earlier it was used in railway engines to produce steam to run the engine. It is used as fuel in thermal power plants to produce electricity and in various other industries.

Answer 2

characteristic of coal :-

Coal is a black, inhomogeneous, organic fuel, formed largely from partially decomposed and metamorphosed plant materials. Formation has occurred over long time periods, often under high pressures of overburden and at elevated temperatures.

uses od coal :-

Coal is primarily used as fuel to generate electric power in the United States. The coal is burned and the heat given off is used to convert water into steam, which drives a turbine.