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Coal can range in color from black to dark brown, depending on its carbon content and impurities. High-quality coal tends to be black, while lower quality coal can appear as a darker brown.
(as) black as coal (as) black as coal Completely black; totally without light or color.
Lung cancer rates are significantly increased in anyone who breathes in particulate, like coal dust, for a long period of time.
One main difference between brown coal (lignite) and black coal (anthracite) is their carbon content. Black coal has a higher carbon content and lower moisture content, making it a more efficient fuel source. Brown coal has a lower carbon content and higher moisture content, making it less energy-dense and less efficient.
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Probably not, but dark colors such as black are sometimes made with coal tar and other carcinogenic chemicals, so it may be possible to get cancer from over-usage of them.
The colour of the bituminous coal varies from pitch black to grey colour. Sometimes more or less laminated showing layers of bright and dull coals
Coal primarily consists of carbon as its main element. Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock containing varying amounts of carbon and other elements.
A streak of coal refers to the color that results when coal is scratched or rubbed against a surface. It is typically black or dark brown in color due to the presence of carbon and other minerals in the coal. This streak can help identify the type of coal and its quality.
It is related to the black-body effect, where an object appears black (it absorbs the full visible spectrum of light) at room temperature but it starts emitting visible light when its temperature is rising (the coal is burning). The hotter the lump of coal, the more the light you see will be toward UV, unless the coal is consumed.
The streak color of coal is usually brownish-black or black.