four types of coal class 10 CBSE
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1. peat
2. bituminous
3. leganit
4. anthracite
2. bituminous
3. leganit
4. anthracite
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(i) Anthracite:
It is the highest quality hard coal. It is found in parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
(ii) Bituminous:
This coal has been buried deep and subjected to increased temperatures. It is the most popular coal in commercial use. Metallurgical coal is high grade bituminous coal which has a special value for smelting iron in blast furnaces.
(iii) Lignite:
It is a low grade brown coal, which is soft with high moisture content. The lignite reserves are in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu and is used for the generation of electricity.
(iv) Peat:
Decaying plants in swamps produce peat, which has low carbon content and high moisture contents with the result low heating capacity.
It is the highest quality hard coal. It is found in parts of Jammu and Kashmir.
(ii) Bituminous:
This coal has been buried deep and subjected to increased temperatures. It is the most popular coal in commercial use. Metallurgical coal is high grade bituminous coal which has a special value for smelting iron in blast furnaces.
(iii) Lignite:
It is a low grade brown coal, which is soft with high moisture content. The lignite reserves are in Neyveli in Tamil Nadu and is used for the generation of electricity.
(iv) Peat:
Decaying plants in swamps produce peat, which has low carbon content and high moisture contents with the result low heating capacity.
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