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Worldwide, about 6 billion tons a year.
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How much coal is used?
Coal is used many times. Coal is one of the reasons for the hypothesis of global warning. Over 7000 million tons is used per year
What are facts about coal?
The main use of coal is in industry. Coal is used to generate electricity, it's used for smelting metals, and other manufacturing processes that require a high temperature. The leading producer of coal is China; the leading exporter of coal is Australia; the leading importer of coal is Japan.Coal can be used for heat in a furnace or grill, it can be used for chalk and other writing materials, coal is also a made up way to scare kids into being good to get toys from Santa, and not a lump of coal.You can get black lungs for breathing in this air.1. Coal is coal 2. Coal is not chocolate3. Coal is really coalwhat are other interesting facts about coal
What is a carbon like substance that comes from coal which was used to make iron pure and much stronger?
Coke, a carbon rich of coal.
How much does it cost to refine coal?
Coal does not get refined. Oil gets refined, but coal gets used as it is when it comes out of the coal mine. There is a process called coal gassification by which natural gas can be made from coal, but that is not really a form of refining, and in any event, most coal is simply burned, it is not gassified.
What is coal primarily used for?
The primary use for coal is for generating electricity by heating the water in large boilers in which the steam turns a AC generator. Another important use for coal is for making metallurgical coke for the production of steel. Coal is not used much anymore for heating homes.
What is coal used for in Zimbabwe?
coal in Zimbabwe is used for many reasons. Some of them being heat (although that is not needed much in Zimbabwe) and most of it for electrical power in Zimbabwe.
The fossil fuel that will be available the longest is?
coal because it isnt being used as much as it was in the past.
How is coal being misused?
Being used (burned) without proper emission control.
Is coal energy a sustainable form of energy?
At the rate at which coal is being used curently, it is not.
How is coal used in Japan?
no not much
How is coal helpful to humans?
Coal is a fossil fuel,that is being used to produce electricity and heat.
How much coal is used?
Coal is used many times. Coal is one of the reasons for the hypothesis of global warning. Over 7000 million tons is used per year
What year did coal start being used?
21 bc
How much coal was used in the titanic journey?
600tons
How are fossil fuels used to produce power?
by being burnt such as coal
Is coal and oil being formed faster than humans are using it?
Really and truly, coal and oil aren't being created fast enough for human use. Coal is most likely not to be used that often; since not everyone is burning coal, we have plenty of it. Oil is a different story. Since we use oil, sometimes in our daily lives, it has to be produced more often the coal, because me use it so much!
What would be used to measure a load of coal in a lorry?
well it depends, in most coal yards they have feeders that measure how much coal is put into the cars.
