{"id":5900,"date":"2021-01-09T19:41:59","date_gmt":"2021-01-09T19:41:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=5900"},"modified":"2021-01-10T01:35:35","modified_gmt":"2021-01-10T01:35:35","slug":"what-is-coal","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-coal\/","title":{"rendered":"What is coal?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5900\" class=\"elementor elementor-5900\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-d079101 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"d079101\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-aaa049e\" data-id=\"aaa049e\" 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jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-non-renewable-energy\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is non-renewable energy?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5917 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-coal\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is coal?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5916 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-petroleum\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is Petroleum?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-5915 jet-nav__item\"><a 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   (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-e9291e6\" data-id=\"e9291e6\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9d9fc10 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"9d9fc10\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is coal?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d442b54 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d442b54\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Coal is a combustible black or brownish-black sedimentary rock composed mostly of carbon and hydrocarbons.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Coal is made of the remains of ancient trees and plants that grew in great swampy jungles in the warm, moist climates hundreds of millions of years ago. The chemical and organic process these dead organisms undergo to become coal is known as\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Carbonization<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Coal is ranked very high if it has undergone a longer carbonization period. An example is\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Anthracite<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">. Coal that has not undergone too much carbonization is ranked low, and an example is\u00a0<\/span><strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Peat<\/span><\/strong><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">.<\/span><\/p><h4><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\"><b>How is coal converted into electricity?<\/b><\/span><\/h4><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Let us take a look at the diagram below:<br \/><\/span><\/p><figure id=\"attachment_6025\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6025\" style=\"width: 600px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-6025\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/coal-combustion-for-children.jpg\" alt=\"Illustration of Coal Combustion Process\" width=\"600\" height=\"325\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/coal-combustion-for-children.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/coal-combustion-for-children-300x163.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-6025\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Illustration of Coal Combustion Process<\/figcaption><\/figure><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p><ol><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Coal is milled to a fine powder and fed into a combustion chamber. In there, it is burnt quickly at high temperatures.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The hot gases and heat energy produced converts water in tubes lining the boiler into steam.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The high-pressure steam is passed into a turbine containing thousands of propeller-like blades. The steam pushes the blades causing the turbine shaft to rotate at high speed. The steam is condensed and returned to the boiling chamber, where it is heated again.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">The shaft rotation engages the wire coils and magnets in a generator connected to it. This charged magnetic field produces electricity.<\/span><\/li><li><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Electricity is sent to the switchboard (transformer) where it is regulated and sent via on-land cables to homes.<\/span><\/li><\/ol><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Using coal to produce energy causes many problems, usually on a greater scale than the use of oil or gas. These problems include acid rain, sulfur oxide emissions, carbon dioxide emissions, hazardous waste, and others.<\/span><\/p><p><span data-preserver-spaces=\"true\">Several forms of coal exist in the world. 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