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coal gas
(redirected from Watergas reaction)

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coal gas, gas obtained in the destructive distillation of soft coal, as a byproduct in the preparation of coke coke, substance obtained by the destructive distillation of bituminous coal . Coke bears the same relation to coal as does charcoal to wood. A hard, gray, massive, porous fuel, coke is the solid residue remaining after bituminous coal is heated to a high temperature
..... Click the link for more information. . Its composition varies, but in general it is made up largely of hydrogen and methane with small amounts of other hydrocarbons, carbon monoxide (a poisonous gas), carbon dioxide, and nitrogen. It is used as a fuel and illuminant.
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