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The slow conversion of dead vegetation into coal is called:

AVulcanisation
BCarbonisation
CFermentation
DDistillation
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Carbonisation
1. Coal contains mainly carbon. 2. The process is carbonisation. 3. It happens under high pressure and temperature. _Source: syllabus Science, Chapter 5, Coal and Petroleum._
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