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Grade 12th pass10 grade science

Fuel used in thermal power plant is [NCERT Exemplar] (a) water (b) uranium (c) bio-mass (d) fossil fuels

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5 Years agoGrade 12th pass
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(d) The thermal power plant generates electric power from heat produced by burning fossil fuel, i.e. coal and petroleum. Everyday we burn a large amount of fossil fuels to heat up water to produce steam. The steam so produced runs turbines to generate electricity.