Chemistryeasy · Past Paper
The process of heating coal in the absence of air to obtain useful products is:
ACombustion
BDestructive distillation
CFractional distillation
DCracking
✓ Correct Answer: B — Destructive distillation
Destructive distillation involves heating a complex substance like coal without air to break it down into coke, coal tar, and coal gas.
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