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== Description ==
 
== Description ==
  
A natural gas used for illumination and heating in the 19th century. Coal gas is obtained from the distillation of bituminous [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=coal coal]. It primarily contains [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=hydrogen hydrogen], [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=methane methane], and [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=carbon%20monoxide carbon monoxide].
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A natural gas used for illumination and heating in the 19th century. Coal gas is obtained from the distillation of bituminous [[coal]]. It primarily contains [[hydrogen]], [[methane]], and [[carbon monoxide]].
  
See also [http://cameo.mfa.org/materials/fullrecord.asp?name=water%20gas water gas].
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See also [[water gas]].
  
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
 
== Synonyms and Related Terms ==
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water gas; bench gas; coke-oven gas
 
water gas; bench gas; coke-oven gas
  
== Hazards and Safety ==
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== Risks ==
  
Flammable.
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* Flammable.
  
== Authority ==
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==Resources and Citations==
  
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
 
* Richard S. Lewis, ''Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary'', Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993

Latest revision as of 12:28, 30 May 2022

Description

A natural gas used for illumination and heating in the 19th century. Coal gas is obtained from the distillation of bituminous Coal. It primarily contains Hydrogen, Methane, and Carbon monoxide.

See also Water gas.

Synonyms and Related Terms

water gas; bench gas; coke-oven gas

Risks

  • Flammable.

Resources and Citations

  • Richard S. Lewis, Hawley's Condensed Chemical Dictionary, Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, 10th ed., 1993
  • Dictionary of Building Preservation, Ward Bucher, ed., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., New York City, 1996
  • Random House, Webster's Encyclopedic Unabridged Dictionary of the English Language, Grammercy Book, New York, 1997
  • The American Heritage Dictionary or Encarta, via Microsoft Bookshelf 98, Microsoft Corp., 1998

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