Question

why charcoal considered a better fuel than wood what are the disadvantages of converting wood into charcoal ​

Answer 1

Write 1 disadvantages of converting wood into Charcoal. Charcoal is better fuel than wood because: When the same amount of charcoal and wood are burnt, charcoal produces almost twice the heat produced by wood. Charcoal produces much less smoke than wood

Answer 2

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Explanation:

Charcoal is better fuel than wood because:

When the same amount of charcoal and wood are burnt, charcoal produces almost twice the heat produced by wood.

Charcoal produces much less smoke than wood.

Charcoal is a compact fuel that is more convenient to handle than wood.

Disadvantages of converting wood into charcoal:

I kg of wood on destructive distillation produces only 0.25 kg of charcoal making it an expensive fuel.

For production of charcoal, more and more trees would have to be cut down which causes deforestation and disturbs the ecological balance of the Earth.