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One can think of coal and oil as being different forms of carbon-based fuel. Coal would be the solid state of fossil fuel. Oil would be the liquid state of fossil fuel. While natural gas would be the gas state of fossil fuel. Fossil fuel in different state of matter can undergo phase transition by applying energy. Thus there are processes that convert coal into oil and natural gas or from natural gas into liquid form.

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No, oil and coal are not the same. Oil is a liquid fossil fuel that forms from the remains of marine plants and animals, while coal is a solid fossil fuel that forms from the remains of land plants. Both are used as sources of energy, but they have different compositions and properties.

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Coal is salvaged from sedimentary or metamorphic rock, mostly comprised of pure carbon. Its composition, sourcing and use as a fuel for energy differs from oil. Known as oil, crude oil, or petroleum, it is found beneath the layers of sedimentary rock and is obtained through drilling and pumping, as opposed to mining.

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