how are coal and petroleum different from each other?? In a tabular manner.. plsss Share with your friends Share 0 Vaibhav Tiwari answered this Dear Student, Regards 0 View Full Answer Adarsh Kumar answered this Coal- it is found in solid form.it mainly consists of carbon.products of coal- coke,coal gas etc. Petroleum- it is found in liquid form.kerogen is main chemical compound of petroleum.products of petroleum-wax,plastics etc. 1