Properties and Uses of Crude Oil Flashcards
Crude oil contains a mixture of…
Hydrocarbons
What is a hydrocarbon?
Molecules that contain hydrogen and carbon atoms.
What is a mixture?
2 or more elements or compounds that are not chemically bonded together.
Hydrocarbons of different lengths have different…
properties
Longer hydrocarbons will have a ______ boiling point
high
Shorter hydrocarbons will have a _____ boiling point
low
What is a fractioning column?
A large vessel that is used to separate a crude oil mixture into its separate parts.
The separated layers of hydrocarbons in a fractional distillation column are called…
fractions
What do we call the process that we use to separate crude oil?
Fractional distillation
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Refinary gas
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Petrol
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Naptha
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Kerosine (jet fuel)
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Diesel
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Oil
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Bitumen
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Crude oil
