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Why are carbon and its compounds used as fuels for most applications?
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Carbon and its compounds are used as fuels because of the following reasons:
- They have high calorific value and give out a large amount of heat on combustion due to high percentage of carbon and hydrogen.
- They are easily combustible due to their optimum ignition temperature.
- Their combustion can be controlled.
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