Chemistry ยท General Awareness

Carbon and Fossil Fuels

1,898 Questions

Review fundamental concepts regarding carbon compounds, coal distillation, and fossil fuel formation. This segment covers the chemical properties and industrial applications of natural gas and crude oil. Practicing these questions will strengthen your chemistry foundation for general science sections.

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Carbon and Fossil Fuels Questions

Multiple choice

Co is produced on

  1. Complete combustion of coal

  2. Fractional distillation of petroleum

  3. Incomplete combustion of coal

  4. Distillation of water
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

Incomplete combustion of Carbon gives CO but complete combustion will give CO2.

Multiple choice

Coke is used for

  1. Formation of coal

  2. Extraction of metals

  3. Refining of oil

  4. Fractional distillation of retroleum
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Coke is used in extraction process of metals

Multiple choice

Major constituent of LPG is ____.

  1. Ethene

  2. Butane

  3. Propane

  4. Pentane
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Both propane and butane are present in LPG but butane is present in more concentration .butane is major component of liquified petroleum gas.