Question

why is coal subjected to destructive distillation, rather than burning directly

Answer 1

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when you distil coal wood or any other material you want to get something out of it but this material will react with oxygen in the air you must remove the oxygen that's why cold distillation is done under Limited presence of Oxygen and as you know without oxygen combustion cannot ok that's why the cold being destructively distress does not burn .



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Answer 2

Answer:

Explanation:

When you distill coal, wood or any other material you want to get something out of it, but this material will react with the oxygen in the air, you just remove the oxygen. That's why coal distillation is done under limited presence of oxygen. ... That's why the coal being destructively distilled does not burn.