Crude Oil
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- Created on: 20-04-13 15:59
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- Crude Oil
- A mixture of a very large number of hydrocarbons. The molecules may vary in size.
- The number of Carbon atoms in their chains affects their properties and how they are used as fuels.
- Most of the compounds in crude oil consist of molecules made up of carbon and hydrogen ONLY
- The many hydrocarbons in crude oil may be separated into fractions, each of which contains molecules with a similar number of Carbon atoms, by allowing it to condense at a number of different temperatures.
- This process is known as FRACTIONAL DISTILLATION.
- A mixture of a very large number of hydrocarbons. The molecules may vary in size.
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