Question

name the residue obtained when wood is burnt in a limited supply of air

Answer 1

When wood is burnt in a limited supply of oxygen, charcoal is obtained. When wood is heated strongly in a limited supply of air, water and other volatilesubstances present in wood are removed and charcoal is obtained as residue.

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Answer 2

Answer:

When wood is burnt in a limited supply of oxygen, volatile materials present in it get removed and cooled to get wood tar and wood gas.

The black residue left behind aftqr the reaction is known as charcoal. Advantages of using charcoal as a fuel over wood are:

Burning of charcoal does not produce smoke. On the other hand, wood produces a lot of smoke on burning.

For a given quantity, charcoal produces ,more heat than wood.

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