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Discussion Forum : General Science - Elements and Metals (Q.No. 13)
13.
The variety of coal in which the deposit contains recognisable traces of the original plant material is
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Shweta said:
1 decade ago
Peat is the hardest form of coal and found in deep region under high suppression.
Gautam said:
1 decade ago
Peat - the worst quality of coal.
Divya singh said:
1 decade ago
The answer is peat because - peat is a soft black or brown substance formed in damp areas from decayed plants.
Susmitha said:
1 decade ago
Peat is a partially carbonized vegetable matter saturated with water.
Kalpana sharma said:
1 decade ago
Peat is formed from the Bryophyta known as Sphagnum which is an aquatic bryophyta and since bryophytes are the earlier known land plants and they form a soft black or brown depositions in damp areas where they grows and with the age they got decayed and form peat hence the Sphagnum is also known as "Peat Moss"
Mateen said:
1 decade ago
As peat is the first level of formation of vegetable matter or remains of plants which is found in the underlying layers of earth. Because of underlying substances it creates pressure and heat result in the formation of coal after many years.
Gauri said:
1 decade ago
The peat is the uppermost layer of coal, it is a soft layer consisting of dead plants and animals. The second layer of coal is lignite it has a high moisture content and carbon content of 25%-35%.The next layer is the bitumen, which is black in colour. The best quality coal is the anthracite it has got about 85%-95% of carbon content.
RAM CHANDRA said:
1 decade ago
The peat is a soft coal. Peat a soft black.
Gaurav singh said:
1 decade ago
Peat is the high quality coal present in mental part of the earth.
Ratan said:
1 decade ago
Peat is present in most hard form or soft form on the earth?
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