Crude Oil
- Created by: madeleine white
- Created on: 07-05-14 14:35
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- Crude Oil
- its a mixture of lots of chemical compounds
- Mixture: A mixture contains 2+ elements or compounds that are not chemically combined
- Crude oil straight from the ground is no use.
- we must separate it
- Fractions
- we can separate crude oil by distillation
- this separates liquids with different boiling points
- we must separate it
- Hydrocarbons
- nearly all compounds in crude oil contain Hydrogen and Carbon
- Most hydrocarbons in crude oil are alkanes
- saturated hydrocarbon
- its a mixture of lots of chemical compounds
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