Charcoal is preferred over wood as a fuel because charcoal:

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B. Burns without smoke and has higher calorific value

1. Charcoal is wood that has been heated in limited air to drive off volatiles.
2. The remaining material is mostly elemental carbon.
3. It burns with little smoke because volatile fractions are already gone.
4. Its calorific value (energy per gram) is higher than that of raw wood.
5. So charcoal is preferred for cooking and heating.
_Source: syllabus Science Ch 14 'Sources of Energy' (byjus.com extract)_

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Is denser than water under typical conditions

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Is cheaper than wood

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Smells better across all cases

Charcoal is preferred over wood as a fuel because charcoal:

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