science homework
2007-03-12 02:30:53 · 7 answers · asked by cry_lloyd 1 in Environment
Coal is not just used as a fuel. It is used in many products, even shampoo and skin cream. It is use to smelter steel and aluminum. As a pesticide.
It has lots of uses other than burning it.
2007-03-12 09:59:28 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Coal is pure Carbon and a slow burner, so it is more practical to use than wood for fires. But it also burns very "dirty" and gives off a lot of CO2.
2007-03-12 02:39:17 · answer #2 · answered by glacier_kn 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It is excellent for heat and is compressed so that it can produce 3 times the same wood.
2007-03-12 03:40:57 · answer #3 · answered by JOHNNIE B 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Fuel
2007-03-12 02:38:16 · answer #4 · answered by P. M 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
to generate electricty ,heat homes and cooking
as well as industrial boilers
2007-03-12 08:17:34 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
The use of coal has increased for producing the ever increasing need for electric power in this USA...........
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2007-03-12 02:51:03 · answer #6 · answered by Melvin S 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
burn it
2007-03-12 02:35:40 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋