Tag: coal
Questions Related to coal
In India, about ______ % of total power is generated by using nuclear energy.
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2
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3
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4
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6
The energy of a neutron released during a fission process should be reduced by about ______ part to convert it into a thermal neutron.
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$10^8$
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$10^9$
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$10^6$
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$10^2$
Which of the following is an optional form of energy ?
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Natural gas
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Hydrogen
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Petroleum
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Geothermal energy
Geothermal energy.
How much energy is produced when two$ _1H^2$ nuclei fuse to produce $ _1H^3$ and $ _1H^1$ ?
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1.0 MeV
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4.0 MeV
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1000 MeV
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3.3 MeV
The petroleum product that has replaced coal-tar for metalling the road is __________.
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peat
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bitumen
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lignite
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anthracite
Coal can be formed from ____________.
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sunlight
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steam
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fossils
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plants
When dead plants get buried into the bottom of the soil they are slowly converted into coal due to high pressure and high temperature. Heat and pressure produced chemical and physical changes in the plant layers which forced out oxygen and left rich carbon deposits. In time, material that had been plants became coal.
Coal can be drawn into thin wire.
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True
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False
Coal is neither malleable nor ductile. It is brittle. It would crumble if it is tried to draw it into a wire.
The characteristic of coal is ___________.
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toughness
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black in colour
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porous nature
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all of these
Since coal is a form of sedimentary rock, it's is hard and porous. It is black due to its prime composition of carbon, compressed at high temperature and pressure.
Which of the following is not characteristic of coke?
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Hard
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Porous
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High carbon content
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Soft
Which derivative of coal is more viscous in nature?
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Coke
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Coal tar
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Coal gas
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Graphite
Coal tar is basically seen as very thick liquid used in making roads. Hence it is more viscous in nature than coal.