Science, asked by anshikabhati2008, 1 month ago

Why is bitumen used in place of coal tar for metalling the roads?

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Answered by nampadoma

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BITUMEN is a petroleum product formed by the process of distillation of crude petroleum. It is available both in solid and liquid form. It is providing a good grip to the tyres as compared to the coal tar. ... In the modern era, we used bitumen instead of Coal Tar because Coal Tar is Carcinogenic

Answered by pushpamkgg

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Bitumen is gets hard on drying and provides strength to the road this is the reason for using bitumen in the metalling of roads.

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