Question

Material A is a fossil fuel that is extracted from the earth. It is said to be formed
from the buried, large land plants by a very slow process called carbonization. When ‘A’
is heated in the absence of air in a process called ‘B’, it gives three products D, E and
F. The product ‘D’ is used as a reducing agent in the extraction of metals, the product E
is used as an industrial fuel whereas the product F has been traditionally used for metalling
the roads.
(a) What could be the material ‘A’?
(b) What are the (i) physical state and (ii) color of ‘A’?
(c) Name the process ‘B’.
(d) What are D, E, and F?

Answer 1

(a) A is Coal

(b) ( i ) it is hard as stone. (ii) black in colour.

(c)the destructive distillation of coal

(d) D-coke ,,E-coal tar,,F-coal gas

Answer 2

Answer:

coal

explanation coal is fossil fuels