Name: Construction and Working of Fire Extinguishers
Uploaded: 2019-07-19
Duration: 4 min 53 s
Description: Do you know how fire extinguishers are working? What are its types? Let’s focus on a dry chemical powder type fire extinguisher and the steps involved in ope...

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What are the different types of coal? What are their uses?

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Coal is a non-crystalline/amorphous form of carbon. The different types of coal are peat, bituminous, anthracite, and Lignite.

Peat: It is the first step of the coal formation. It has less than $60 %$ carbon content but high water content.

Lignite: It is the second step of the coal formation. Lignite is a transformed form of peat and has around $60 - 70 %$ of carbon content. It is used in the generation of electricity.

Bituminous: It is the most commonly found variety of coal in India. It has a carbon content of $70 - 90 %$ and is used for almost all daily requirements of coal.

Anthracite: It is the best-known variety of coal found in India. It has a carbon content of more than $95 %$ . It is suitable for iron smelting.

What are the different types of coal? What are their uses?

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