Charcoal is considered a better fuel than wood because:
(i) It has high calorific value.
(ii) It does not produce any smoke.
Disadvantages:
(i) 1 kg of wood on destructive distillation produces only 0.25...
Wood is a renewable source of energy. It is obtained by cutting trees. A new plant sapling usually takes more than 15 years to grow and mature into a tree....
Charcoal is obtained from wood by destructive distillation of wood. Charcoal is considered a better fuel than wood because
(i) it has higher calorific value than wood.
(ii) it does not produce...
(a) The largest coral reef is the Great Barrier Reef, located just off the north-eastern coast of Australia. The 1200 mile (1900 km) long reef is protected as a Marine...
(a) India is the 3rd largest producer of and exporter of nitrogenous fertilizer behind China and USA. It has 9th rank in production of steel in world. Coal production of...
(d) Brazil is the greatest producer of bauxite in the world. Para state dominates bauxite production in Brazil accounting for 85% of overall output, while Minas Gerais produces the country’s...
