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How is Carbon obtained and how is it separated from other substances nearby?​

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Carbon products are obtained by heating coal (to give coke), natural gas (to give blacks), or carbonaceous material of vegetable or animal origin, such as wood or bone (to give charcoal), at elevated temperatures in the presence of insufficient oxygen to allow combustion.

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Carbon can obtained from numerous ways:

  • heating coal deposits in order to get coke
  • wood or bone to give charcoal
  • heat natural gas to give blacks

ways to separate carbon from other substances:

  • heating is the process, it is separated in condition: presence of inadequate oxygen to enable burning at high temperatures.

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