Question

difference between coal,petroleum and natural gas

Answer 1

Answer:

Coal is a solid, oil is a liquid and natural gas is a vapor (gas). Coal and oil form from deposits of animal and vegetable matter deep in the ground at conditions of high pressure over many years. Coal is a complex mixture of many different long-chain hydrocarbons.

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Answer 2

The difference between coal, petroleum and natural gas are:

- Coal is a hard solid which provides energy on burning.

- It is used to generate electricity in thermal power plants.

- Petroleum (or crude oil) is the main source of energy in today's world.

- It is a liquid from which we obtain various fuels.

- Natural gas is found just above the petroleum.

- Many vehicles are run today on CNG.

- Although all the 3 are fossil fuels, they are still very different in terms of formation, physical state and use.