Question

what is coal gas ? how it is formed ??

what is coal tar ? how it is formed ??




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Answer 1

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Coal gas, gaseous mixture—mainly hydrogen, methane, and carbon monoxide—formed by the destructive distillation (i.e., heating in the absence of air) of bituminous coal and used as a fuel. Sometimes steam is added to react with the hot coke, thus increasing the yield of gas

Coal tar is obtained by cooling the gas that is formed during the destructive distillation of coal to approximately ambient temperature. It is a black, viscous liquid composed primarily of a complex mixture of condensed-ring aromatic hydrocarbons.

Answer 2

Answer:

Coal gas is a coal which is in gaseous form, Coal gas is obtained during process of coal to get coke

Coal tar : it is a black, thick liquid with an unpleasant smell, it is a mixture of about 200 substances,

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