Question

Which type of coal is found in India?

Answer 1

The names of four types of coal are as follows:

1. Anthracite coal: This is the best quality of coal here. The carbon content in it is found to be $90-95 \%$.
2. Bituminous coal: It contains only $70-80 \%$ of carbon Coke is made from it.
3. Lignite coal: This is low grade coal. In this, the percentage of coal is upto $35-40 \%$.
4. Peat coal: 50 percent oxygen and 10 percent hydrogen is found in it.

There is another coal named cannel in which the carbon content is $40 \%$ percent. It is used to make gas.