Separating Crude Oil - Jordan Saphir

Question 1

Is the top of an oil fractionating column hotter or colder than the bottom of an oil fractionating column?

Answer 1

The top is colder than the bottom of the column

Question 2

What happens to a liquid during its separation from a mixture by distillation?

Answer 2

It evaporates and then condenses

Question 3

In comparison to large hydrocarbons, how would you describe small hydrocarbons?

Answer 3

They are more volatile

Question 4

What is the general formula for alkanes?

Answer 4

CnH2n+2

Question 5

Are alkanes saturated or unsaturated?

Answer 5

They are saturated

Question 6

Where are the most viscous hydrocarbons likely to leave the fractionating column at?

Answer 6

The bottom

Question 7

Are alkenes saturated or unsaturated?

Answer 7

Unsaturated

Question 8

What is the general formula of alkenes?

Answer 8

CnH2n

Question 9

What is the name by which we separate crude oil into useful components?

Answer 9

Fractional distillation

Question 10

What do we call the compounds that contain only carbon and hydrogen atoms?

Answer 10

Hydrocarbons