Fuels and Combustion
The main reason for making the copper calorimeter (used in bomb calorimeter) silvery white and shining/polished is to

None of these
Make it look attractive
Minimise its corrosion
Avoid radiation heat loss

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Fuels and Combustion
A coal with high ash content is undesirable, as

The ash in molten condition gets absorbed in the pores of the refractory lining of the furnace and causes its spalling due to different co-efficient of expansion/contraction of the refractory and the
It is abrasive to the coal pulveriser (ie.g. ball mill) and the combustion chamber
The ash retains the sulphur & phosphorus and thus affects the quality of products in metallurgical furnace apart from increasing the slag volume. Besides, it may fuse and stick to the boiler tubes
All of these

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Fuels and Combustion
A coal having high ratio of volatile matter to fixed carbon as compared to a coal having low ratio of volatile matter to fixed carbon

None of these
Is less liable to spontaneous combustion on storage
Is more difficult to ignite and produces a shorter flame
Requires smaller combustion space and less secondary air

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