Question

what are the merits and demerits of coal and petroleum ​

Answer 1

Merits:

..The coal and petroleum is a mineral which gives us the immense energy. And we can use this mineral to make tremendous amount of energy.

...The coal and petroleum has the high ignition temperature and burn without leaving the ash

Demerits..

....The coal and petroleum both are exhaustive resources which takes time to regenerate.

.....The coal and petroleum needs a medium to get burned.

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Answer 2

Hi Mate,
Your $\blue{ANSWER}$ is:

$\bold{Advantages \: of \: Petroleum:}$

→It can be extracted easily.

→It has high density.

→It can be extracted at a low cost.

→It can easily be transported.

→It is highly available with good infrastructure for →transport and use.

$\bold{Disadvantages \: of \: Petroleum:}$

→Its sources are finite.

→It is a non-renewable resource.

→It releases high level of CFCs (Cloroflourocarbon).

→It costs very much to mine from earth.

→It can be harmful to health.

→It can lead to environmental pollution.

$\bold{Advantages \: of \: Coal:}$

→It is used as a primary Energy Source

→It create lot of jobs

→It is an expensive energy source

→It is used by many of them in various parts of the world.

→Independent of weather

→It overcome the dependence of the oil

$\bold{Disadvantages \: of \: coal:}$

→It is not a renewable resource.

→Coal contains a high level of carbon dioxide per British Thermal Unit.

→Coal power can create high levels of radiation.

→ Coal emissions are linked to health concerns.

→Coal mines cause relocation and destruction.

→Even clean coal still has high levels of methane.

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