Coal | Facts, Uses, Types | Britannica
Bełchatów; coal Power plant and coal mine in Bełchatów, Poland. Stasisław; Conversion. In general, coal can be considered a hydrogendeficient hydrocarbon with a hydrogentocarbon ratio near, as compared with a liquid hydrocarbons ratio near 2 (for propane, ethane, butane, and other forms of natural gas) and a gaseous hydrocarbons ratio near 4 (for gasoline).