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Wood and coal are poor conductors of electricity, meaning they do not allow electricity to flow easily through them. In order to conduct electricity, a material needs to have free-moving electrons, which wood and coal lack. Therefore, drawing wires from wood or coal would not establish a conductive path for electricity.
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Well if you have access to free or cheap wood then they are very economical, also they are environmentally friendlier than coal, oil or electricity. (Burning wood releases carbon that would eventually be released by the wood anyway if it started to rot) You can also cook on a wood burning stove, saving again on other power/fuel sources.
Carbon dioxide is released into the atmosphere when wood or coal is burned.
Half the world's population uses wood for cooking and heating purposes. Coal is also a popular choice for electricity generation, but not as widely used for cooking and heating in households.
Wood or coal was burned to make heat
Coal, Wood, Electricity or Gas
You can find coal by mining but you can get charcoal by burning wood.
Before electricity, people heated their homes using fireplaces, wood-burning stoves, coal stoves, and oil lamps. These sources of heat provided warmth and light for cooking and heating water.
Think of coal like wood. In a wood stove or furnace, wood is burned to produce heat. Coal contains more energy and is cheaper that wood, however wood is renewable. The large coal power plants that run use coal to produce heat by burning it, heating water. When water heats up to steam, it has more pressure. This pressure is used to turn generators. The electricity produced will be direct current. The power plant will have a converter to change the DC into AC, Alternating Current.
Burning wood is generally considered more environmentally friendly than burning coal because wood is a renewable resource and releases fewer harmful emissions when burned. However, both coal and wood burning can contribute to air pollution and greenhouse gas emissions, so it's best to minimize the use of either and explore more sustainable alternatives for heating and energy production.
That is called "charcoal." It is the residue left after partially burning wood or coal in a low-oxygen environment.