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No, Coal is a brownish or black solid formed by the partial decomposition of vegetable matter and natural gas is a naturally occurring hydrocarbon gas. Both are fossil fuels but natural gas and coal are completely different.

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Name 3 types of fossil fuels?

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Examples of fossil fuels?

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Is coal and natural gas the same?

Although both are sourced underground and can be combusted for energy release (used as fuels), no, they are not the same. Coal is a solid rock, generally black, composed of mostly carbon (from compressed decomposed plant matter). Whereas natural gas is a flammable gas made up of mostly methane and other hydrocarbons.


How does coal and natural gas form?

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What states have petroleum natural gas and coal?

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What Coal oil and natural gas are .?

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Is coal better than natural gas?

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What fossil fuel is most widely consumed in the us?

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Are natural gas and gas the same thing?

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