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Coal is formed from

A. Crude oil

B. Deposit of animal waste

C. Coke

D. Compressed and hardened biomass

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Coal is mostly carbon with variable amounts of other elements; chiefly hydrogen, sulphur, oxygen, and nitrogen. Coal is formed when dead plant matter decays into peat and is converted into coal by the heat and pressure of deep burial over millions of years.

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