Question

with which gas in the air does the coal react on igniting??

Answer 1

Coal gas , gaseous mixture - mainly Hydogen ,


methane and Carbon monoxide formed by distructive distillation of bituminous coal and used as fuel.


Sometimes steam is added to react with hot cake , thus increa Sing the yield of gas .


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Answer 2

On ignition , coal react with oxygen present in air.

• Ignition may be defined as process of burning of a substance in presence of oxygen to produce light energy, heat energy etc.
• Coal is mainly consist of carbon and hydrogen.
• Coal reacted with oxygen presented in air to ignite and to produce heat energy.