Explain about coal tar.

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Abhishek Mishra

2 years ago

It is produced when the gases are evolved due to heating of coal in water. It is a black-coloured, thick, viscous liquid. It has a pungent smell. It is itself a mixture of many compounds. We can get benzene, toluene, napthalene, phenol, etc., from coal tar.

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