Crude Oil Addition Polymers Flashcards by jonathon stanton | Brainscape

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What is crude oil or petroleum ?

A

Liquid mixture of hydrocarbons formed from the dead bodies of microorganisms.

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What does an oil refinery produce?

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A variety of fuels, including petrol. It also produces alkenes.

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How is crude oil separated?

A

Fractional Distillation

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What is Fractional Distillation

A

A way of separating liquids with different boiling points.

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How is crude oil separated?

A

Fractional Distillation

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What is catalytic cracking?

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Catalytic cracking spits some of the excess long-chained alkanes up into extra shorter-chain alkanes.

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What is the residue in the fractional distillation used for?

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tarmac in roads.

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