og Flashcards
petroleum gas
cooking and heating
petrol(gasoline)
fuel for cars
naptha
feedstock for the petrochemical industry
kerosene
cooking and heating
fuel for aircraft
diesel oil
fuel for diesel engines in buses lorries and trains
lubricating oil
lubricating machines
making wax/polish
bitumen
paving road surfaces
name all of it from cold to hot
petroleum gas
petrol
naptha
kerosene
diesel oil
lubricating oil
bitumen
name the two main sources of energy
natural gas which contains mainly methane
and petroleum which is a mixture of hydrocarbons that can be separated through fractional distillation
what are hydrocarbons
compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen only
what is fractional distillation
it separates components according to its boiling point
what is a functional group
an atom or group of atoms that give a molecule its characteristic properties
large and small molecules placement
heavier fractions are found at the lower sections while the lighter fractions are found at the upper sections