Crude Oil and Fuels - Fractional distillation of oil Flashcards
1
Q
What is boiling point?
A
-The temperature at which the liquid boils or the gas condenses
2
Q
What is volatility?
A
-The tendency to turn into a gas
3
Q
What is viscosity?
A
-How easy it flows
4
Q
What is flammability?
A
-How easy it burns
5
Q
What are the properties of short chain molecules?
A
- Low boiling points
- Higher volatility
- Low viscosity (very runny)
- Higher flammability
- Clean flame
- Lighter
6
Q
What are the properties of long chain molecules?
A
- High boiling points
- Low volatility
- High viscosity (thick)
- Lower flammability
- Smokey flame
- Heavier
