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They are coal, oil and natural gas. They all work by combining carbon and hydrogen from the fuel with oxygen from the air, in chemical reactions which create carbon dioxide (CO2) and water (H2O) and at the same time produce heat which is used to heat houses or drive electric generators etc.

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