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Question
Arrange the following fuels in the order of increasing calorific values (keeping the fuel with lowest calorific value first):
LPG, Coal, Alcohol, Dung cakes, Diesel
Solution
The fuels in the increasing order of calorific values are as follows.
Dung cakes < Coal < Alcohol < Diesel < LPG
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