Fractional Distilation Flashcards
How is Crude Oil made
microscopic plants and animals die and fall to the sea bed
layers of sand and mud form on top
pressure and high temperatues cause oil to form
How is Crude Oil obtained
by drilling
Order of Fractions
40 degrees
liquid petroleum gas petrol (gasoline) naptha parafin diesel fuel oil lubricating oil bitumen
350 degrees
Short Molecules
lower boiling point
high volatility
low viscosity
flammable
Long Molecules
high boiling points
low volatality
high viscosity
smakoy flame
less carbon chains
less van de waals forces
low viscosity
less de waals forces
more runny
slide over each other
long thin molecules SA
larger surface area
branched molecules SA
smaller surface area
small surface area
lower melting and boiling point
larger surface area
higher melting and boiling point
can only burn
gases
Fractions
Hydrocarbons of different chain lengths
obtained by crude oil
why is fractional distillation important?
fraction shave differnt uses and some are more useful and in higher demand than others
Hydrocarbon
molecule containing only carbon and hydrogen