Blog
Save
Email
Print
ShareCoal is a fossil fuel extracted from the ground by underground mining or open-pit mining (strip mining).
See also:
It is a readily combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock.
Often associated with the Industrial Revolution, coal remains an enormously important fuel and is the largest single source of electricity world-wide.
In the United States, for example, the burning of coal generates 50% of the electricity consumed.
For more information about the topic Coal, read the full article at Wikipedia.org, or see the following related articles:
Hydrocarbon — In chemistry, a hydrocarbon is any chemical compound that consists only of the elements carbon (C) and hydrogen (H). They all contain a carbon ... > read more
Fossil fuel — Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons, primarily coal, fuel oil or natural gas, formed from the remains of dead plants and animals. In common dialogue, the ... > read more
Carbon-14 — Carbon-14, 14C, or radiocarbon, is a radioactive isotope of carbon discovered on February 27, 1940, by Martin Kamen and Sam Ruben. Its nucleus ... > read more
Mining — Mining is the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the earth, usually (but not always) from an ore body, vein, or ... > read more
Natural gas — Natural gas, commonly referred to as gas, is a gaseous fossil fuel consisting primarily of methane. It is found in oil fields and natural gas fields, ... > read more
Biomass — Biomass is organic non-fossil material, collectively. In other words, 'biomass' describes the mass of all biological organisms, dead or alive, ... > read more
Combustion — Combustion or burning is a complex sequence of chemical reactions between a fuel and an oxidant accompanied by the production of heat or both heat ... > read more
Power station — A power station or power plant is a facility for the generation of electric power. At the centre of nearly all power stations is a generator, a ... > read more
Sulfur dioxide — Sulfur dioxide (also sulphur dioxide, sulfurous anhydride or sulphurous anhydride) has the chemical formula SO2. The gas is irritating to the lungs ... > read more
Note: This page refers to an article that is licensed under the GNU Free Documentation License. It uses material from the article Coal at Wikipedia.org. See the Wikipedia copyright page for more details.
Recommend this page on Facebook, Twitter,
and Google +1:
Other bookmarking and sharing tools:
more 