Coal (fuel source)
What is coal and how was it formed?
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2010-11-30 00:59:30
Coal is a nonrenewable hard black rock-like substance which is
burned to heat houses and produce electricity and was once used to
power trains and boats. It is made up of: carbon, hydrogen, oxygen,
nitrogen and varying amounts of sulphur.
When the geologists examine the fossil plants in coal, they find
the leaves and bark came from plants which no longer exist on
earth. They infer that these plants probably grew in moist warm
swampy forests roughly 300 million years ago. Over a period of time
the plants in these forests died, leaving layers of decaying wood
and other plant material. As more and more sediments were deposited
the weight of these layers forced out much of the water and gases
from the plant material, making it richer in carbon. Thus began the
slow change over millions of years from wood to coal.
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Asked in Coal (fuel source)
Where are the first stages of coal formed?
Coals are formed by plants, after millions of years they become
coal.
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
How are diamonds formed in coal?
Diamonds are not formed in coal: each is an allotrope of carbon
and are formed by Mother Nature under entirely different
circumstances.
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
Where is coal begin to form from?
Coal is formed from plants, which turned into peat, then
lignite, then coal.
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
How is black and brown coal produced?
Coal is formed by the burial and heating of large quantities of
organic matter.
Brown coal is a low-grade form of coal, formed by moderate
burial and pressure.
Black coal is formed by increasing pressure and temperature,
removing more of the volatiles and resulting in a more carbon-rich
coal.
Asked in Metamorphic Rock
A metamorphic rock formed from coal?
Anthracite, a variety of coal, is formed from the metamorphosis
of bituminous coal through natural processes of heat and pressure
deep underground.
Asked in Diamonds
What phases does coal go through before it forms a diamond?
A diamond is not formed from coal.
Diamond and coal are both allotropes of carbon, and are formed
by different processes.
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
How coal are formed by layer to layer?
what coal is is layers of ancient dead plants so for every layer
of dead plants is another layer of coal that is formed
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
What kind of fossil is found in coal?
Coal was formed from the remains of plants.
Asked in Fossil Fuels
Do dinosaurs turn into coal when they die?
No. Coal is formed from plant material.
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
Is coal a black diamond?
No. coal is coal and diamond is diamond.
They are both formed from carbon, but diamond is much harder
than coal.
Asked in Elements and Compounds
What element does coal and diamonds contain?
Both coal and diamonds are formed from carbon.
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
How is obsidian and coal rock alike?
Obsidian and coal are both rocks and they are formed by lava
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
Is coal related to rock?
Coal is a form of rock. It is an organically formed sedimentary
rock.
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
How is coal created and where does coal it come from?
coal is created by the deposition and compaction of huge
plant(organic) material deposited into a basin,with the increasing
depth the high rank of coal is formed. The order is:-
peat>lignite>bituminous>anthracite
Peat is formed at shallow depth and on moving downward
anthracite is formed at greater depth.
Asked in Biochemistry, Chemical Bonding
Why coal does not give out water?
Coal is an allotrope of carbon. When burnt, coal will give
carbon dioxide. Water is not formed, because there is no hydrogen
in coal that will be oxidised to water.
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
Why is coal a sedimentary rock?
Coal is a sedimentary rock because it is formed from plant debri
or the remains
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
What type of rock is coal?
Coal is a type of organic sedimentary rock formed from dead
plants.
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
What do peat brown coal and black coal have in common?
They are all formed from the sedimentation of plant matter.
Asked in Fossil Fuels, Coal (fuel source)
Is coal a solid fuel formed from plants?
Yes coal is a solid fuel made from plants.
Asked in Mining, Coal (fuel source)
How do most creationists believe that coal formed?
They think that coal was made by decayed plants, and trees.
Asked in Geology
What is a kind of organic sedimentary rock formed from the partially decayed remains of plants?
Bituminous coal is an organic sedimentary rock formed from the
partially decayed remains of plants. Anthracite coal is considered
metamorphic rock, and is derived from a bituminous coal protolith.
Coal.
Asked in Coal (fuel source)
What is the difference between coal and petroleum?
Coal is formed by the remains of dead and decayed plants, while
Petroleum is formed by the remains of dead and decayed animals and
plants