Question

Which is the most abundantly available fossil fuels in India?
Assess the importance of its different from.

Answer 1

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Coal is the most abundantly available fossil fuels in India.

IMPORTANCE:-

• Coal is used for generation of electricity.
• They are also used in cement manufacturing.

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Answer 2

Coal is the most abundantly available fossil fuel in India.

Importance of its different forms are as follows:-

1. Peat

• Decaying plants in swamps produce peat.

• It is burnt as fuel or applied to the soil to improve the texture or raise its water-retaining property.

2. Lignite

• It has 60-70% carbon, brown in colour, soft and having high moisture content.

• It is used for electricity generation.

• It has lowest heat and content per kg.

3. Bituminous

• It is used for commercial purposes especially ideal for smelting iron in blast furnaces.

• It has 75-90% carbon content, dense sedimentary rock, usually black in colour and has medium heat content per kg.

• It is also used as making coke.

4. Anthracite

• It is used in the metal smelting and fabrication industries especially used as reduction agent for various applications i.e. briquetting charcoal, iron-ore pellets and other uses.

• It has more than 90% carbon content per kg and its heating content per kg is highest.

• It is also used in residential and commercial space heating.