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Coal (fuel source)

Coal has been the primary fossil fuel since Native American times. Once coal companies started in the United States in the early to mid 1800s, men from England (Great Britain now United Kingdom), Scotland, and other European countries were recruited to come to the US. Local coal miners, especially in the bituminous coal field (Pittsburgh PA Coal Field which extended through SW PA, West Virginia, Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky) viewed these immigrants as "foreigners" and demanded companies only hire "practical" (experienced) miners; however, this idea formed solely because of language barriers and other biases, since overseas miners were very experienced in their home countries. Coal, as a fossil fuel, has been continuously mined in the US from the mid-1800s to the present.

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How you get coal out the ground?

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You can use the heavy machinery such as rigs to get the coal out of the ground

What figure of speech is black as coal?

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"Black as coal" is a simile.

What hours did children work in the coal mines?

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Children in coal mines worked long hours, often up to 12 hours per day, six days a week. They were typically required to start work before sunrise and finish after sunset, enduring harsh and dangerous conditions underground.

Is wood coal paper renewable resource?

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Wood is a renewable resource because trees can be replanted. Coal is not renewable as it is formed over millions of years from decomposed plant material. Paper, if made from responsibly managed forests, can be considered renewable due to the ability to replant trees for future paper production.

How much did children get paid in coal mines in the victorian era?

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Children working in coal mines in the Victorian era were paid very low wages, often just a few shillings per week. Their wages were significantly lower than those of adult miners due to their age and inexperience, and they were often subject to harsh working conditions and long hours.

Where did the tradition giving naughty children coal come from?

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The tradition of giving naughty children coal is believed to have originated from European folklore, where St. Nicholas would reward well-behaved children with gifts, while misbehaving children received a lump of coal as a reminder to change their ways. This tradition has been incorporated into the modern-day Santa Claus folklore as well.

How do you reduce coal?

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By reducution of coal do you mean reducing the use of coal , or obtaining the chemicals from it.

By reducing the use of coal you can use, wind, water, sunlight, nuclear to produce power.

However, coal can baked in coke ovens to reduce it to coke(impure carbon), together with gases given off, such as carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, ammonia, hydrogen sulphide. These gases can be used industrially to make other things.

What is the name of the gas in coal mines?

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Methane!!!!

However, have an expression for a collection of dangerous gases.. It is called 'Fire Damp'.

Fire Damp is a mixture of methane, coal dust and oxygen. It will readily ignite and flash through the mine, and is extremely dangerous. Anything that it likely to make a spark, matches, cigarette lighters, watches, jewellery, rings etc., are NOT allowed down coal mines, simply because they may spark and thereby the possibility of ignition and a flash.

Mining Engineers and 'Deputies' regularly test for 'Fire Damp'. A very old fashioned method , but also very reliable, is to take a canary(sinnig bird), into the region of the mine were it is suspected. If the canary looks as though it is going to fall off its perch or becomes unconcious, then there is Fire Damp. To remove clean air is pumped through the mine.

NB The bird will not be killed if quickly removed to a more oxygenated region, where it will recover.

NNB Coal miners often bred canaries, for this purpose and to hear their song.

Which type of coal contains highest percentage of carbon?

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Anthracite coal has the highest percentage of carbon among the different types of coal.

How should coal be used in the future?

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As an industrial chemical.

Used to heat boilers for electric generation.

The gases given off when combusted, can be collected and used in further chemical manufacture. These gases are Carbon dioxide, Ammonia, Sulphur Dioxide, Methane, Hydrogen sulphide.

What type of mixture is coal?

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Coal is a compound and a mixture.

It is a Black Shiny rock.

Its principal elements is CARBON. , but since it is compressed organic matter it will contain Hydrogen, Oxygen, Nitrogen, Sulphur.

Coal is mined and then heated in COKE OVENS. This gives an impure form of carbon. The other compounds given off, are Carbon Dioxide, Water, Methane, Ammonia, sulphur dioxide, Hydrogen Sulphide. All these gases are captured and put to use to make other chemicals.

What element is found in coal oil natural gas and foods?

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Carbon, Hydrogen, Oxygen & Nitrogen.

What is the process of coal turning into energy called?

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Alp u know the answer. anyway its called turbine.

How is coal purified?

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It is NOT purified, but baked in coke ovens.

When baked the residue is 'coke' An impure form of carbon.

Gases are liberated too!!!!

They are carbon dioxide, sulphur dioxide, Ammonia, hydrogen sulphide, methane.

These gases are collected, not released into the atmosphere, and industrial use is made of them .

Why do we use coal?

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For heating. !!!!

Also it is an industrial chemical, which is baked to form coke, and liberates , ammonia, hydrogen sulphide, methane, sulphur dioxide, which are collected and further used industrially,.

What are the usages of coal?

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Thermal energy, to provide heat for steam making in power stations.

Also to provide chemicals for making fertilisers, sulphuric acid, coke for iron ore reduction.

Coal and gasoline are examples of .?

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Fossil Fuels

Coal is in what mineral group?

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It is not a mineral .

However, in a different sense it is a mineral, because it is mined.

It is from the carbonaceous group.

Coal like graphite is composed of carbon.Unlike graphite coal is formed from decayed once-living matter is it a mineral?

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No, coal is not a mineral because a mineral has to be inorganic meaning that it can not be made by a life process.

Coal mining effects on environment and its prevention?

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Coal mining can do alot to the enviroment. Coal mining can pollute the air, and destroy habitats like forests and wetlands. Coal mining can do alot to the enviroment. Coal mining can pollute the air, and destroy habitats like forests and wetlands.

What does coal consist of?

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It consists primarily of carbon, but contains other elements. There are different types of coal, which have different compounds. See link.

What gas is produced when coal is burned in a power station?

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Coal is an impure form of carbon.

When combusted it releases carbon dioxide. . It also releases , sulphur dioxide, ammonia, hydrogen sulphide. These three gases are released in much smaller quantities.

In modern coal fired power stations, 'scrubbers' or varying types are placed in the exhaust flue(chimney), in order that they can be used elsewhere.

So when viewing a power station from the outside, if the coal is being combusted correctly, you will not see any smoke from the chimney. However, there are usually large cooling towers alongside a power station, issuing 'white smoke'. This 'White smoke' is actually 'steam', that has not fully condensed in the cooling tower.

What does a boiler do in a coal power station?

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A boiler in a coal power station is responsible for converting water into steam. The coal is burned in the furnace of the boiler, producing heat which is used to generate steam. This steam is then used to drive a turbine, which spins a generator to produce electricity.