Question

How are coal and petroleum formed? Name two elements present in coal and petroleum n addition to carbon?

Answer 1

Answer:

nitrogen and sulphur..........

are two elements present in coal and petroleum besides carbon

Coal and petroleum have been formed from remains of dead animals and plants which has been subjected to various biological and geological process. ... They were pressed down under the layer of earth and rock and slowly decayed into the coal under the high temperature and pressure.

Answer 2

Answer:

Coal and petroleum are formed from remains of dead animals and plants which were dead 1000s of years ago and now after such a long time formed or transformed into complex carbon compounds which we call coal and petroleum.

Explanation:

Sulphur and nitrogen are the elements present in coal and petroleum other than carbon.

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