Crude Oil and its uses Flashcards
1
Q
What make crude oil?
A
Hydrocarbons
2
Q
What does Crude Oil contain?
A
It remains of simple marine organisms by fossilisation
3
Q
What are fractions?
A
Are not pure chemicals - much simpler mixture
4
Q
How is crude oil separated?
A
Fractional Distillation
5
Q
How does the fractional distillation column work?
A
Small molecules at top (Low Boiling Point) - Evaporate Earlier
Bigger molecules at bottom (High Boiling Point)
6
Q
What is Crude Oil?
A
A finite Resource
7
Q
What are the social points of Crude Oil?
A
Heating & transporting. More expensive as it runs out
8
Q
What are the Economic points of Crude Oil?
A
No control of price in some countries
9
Q
What are the Environment points of Crude Oil?
A
Oil is a pollutant - global warming
