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Coal is composed of mostly complex hydrocarbons and about 10 % other constituents. Primarily, carbon, roughly 80%, moisture, hydrogen (hydrocarbons), nitrogen, sulfur compounds (about 1-2%), and ash (minerals and metals). Coal is combusted (burned or rapidly oxidized in the presence of heat and excess air), to generate steam used to operate engines, and other equipment and machines, most of which generate electricity.
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∙ 9y agoCoal is mainly composed of carbon, oxygen and hydrogen. Humans use coal in the manufacturing of steel, in generating electricity, as a source of heat, as a liquid fuel and in the manufacturing of cement.
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What is the difference between chalk and coal?
Chalk is a rock composed of animal fossils and coal is a rock composed of plant fossils.
What element is found in coal?
Coal is composed mostly of the element carbon.
Is carbon the same as coal?
Yes, coal is composed from the element carbon.
Is coal made up of chemicals?
Coal is composed of carbon primarily.
Coal is composed of which element?
Carbon.
How humans use the resource coal?
they use it for fier and heat
What is coal composed of and how humans use it?
Coal is composed of mostly complex hydrocarbons and about 10 % other constituents. Primarily, carbon, roughly 80%, moisture, hydrogen (hydrocarbons), nitrogen, sulfur compounds (about 1-2%), and ash (minerals and metals). Coal is combusted (burned or rapidly oxidized in the presence of heat and excess air), to generate steam used to operate engines, and other equipment and machines, most of which generate electricity.
What fossil fuel do humans use most?
the most fossil fuel that humans use is the solid fossil fuel. and it is coal
What is the difference between chalk and coal?
Chalk is a rock composed of animal fossils and coal is a rock composed of plant fossils.
What element is found in coal?
Coal is composed mostly of the element carbon.
Is carbon the same as coal?
Yes, coal is composed from the element carbon.
Is coal made up of chemicals?
Coal is composed of carbon primarily.
Coal is composed of which element?
Carbon.
What are the natural resources that humans use?
Humans use many natural resources, including the sun, water, oil, coal, natural gas, and wind.
How do humans use thermal energy?
they burn fossil fuels , coal, natural resources.etc!
Which sedimentary rock is composed of carbon?
Coal
What are components of coal?
Coal is mostly composed of Carbon, but it usually has impurities in it (mainly sulfur).
