Chemistry
What is destructive distillation? What are the products formed due to the destructive distillation of coal?
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When a substance is heated in the absence of air, the process is called destructive distillation. It results in the decomposition of the substance into its constituent substances. Destructive distillation of coal produces coke, coal tar, coal gas and ammoniacal solution.
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