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Coal is made of hydrogen and carbon,also notably sulphur.
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Is coal made out of crude oil?
No. Coal is made from fossilised organisms and vegetation. Crude oil is mostly found underground, and can be seperated into different hydrocarbons, such as petrol and kerosine.
What is the difference between peat and coal?
The difference is the carbon content percentages. Peat is less carbon then coal. Peat is the lowest grade of the fossil plant fuel chain. Coal is a solid. it is mostly carbon. Also it is made from mostly plant materials.
What element is found in coal?
Coal is composed mostly of the element carbon.
What is made with coal and uses coal?
electricity , it needs coal to be made and to keep being made
How is coal produced?
Coal is a combustible black or brownish black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons. Coal is a non-rewable energy source, it takes millons of years to be made. It is found underground, so people build coal mines to get at it. miners dig it out.
Why carbon is called carbon?
It comes from the latin word carbo, coal. Because coal is made mostly of carbon.(:
Is coal made out of crude oil?
No. Coal is made from fossilised organisms and vegetation. Crude oil is mostly found underground, and can be seperated into different hydrocarbons, such as petrol and kerosine.
What is red 40 made of?
Red 40 dye is made mostly from petroleum, although some is made from coal tar.
What is the difference between peat and coal?
The difference is the carbon content percentages. Peat is less carbon then coal. Peat is the lowest grade of the fossil plant fuel chain. Coal is a solid. it is mostly carbon. Also it is made from mostly plant materials.
What is the difference between coal and natural gas?
All are fossil fuels which means that they were formed from plants and animals from millions of years ago. Coal is a solid. It is mostly carbon. It is made from mostly plant materials. Natural gas is a gas. It is mostly methane, CH4.
What compounds make up jewelry?
Jewlerry is mostly elements, gold, silver.... Yet diamonds are compounds made with a lot of carbon, mostly found in coal...
What element is found in coal?
Coal is composed mostly of the element carbon.
Is sulfur a type of coal?
No. Coal is mostly carbon. Sulfur is an element that may be found in some types of coal, but it is not coal.
How does coal's energy get distributed?
Coal is mostly used for electricity production nowadays
What 5 elements make up coal?
Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, nitrogen, and sulfur. The same as in your own proteins - except for the excess of carbon.
What is made with coal and uses coal?
electricity , it needs coal to be made and to keep being made
How is coal produced?
Coal is a combustible black or brownish black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons. Coal is a non-rewable energy source, it takes millons of years to be made. It is found underground, so people build coal mines to get at it. miners dig it out.
