making crude oil useful

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what is crude oil?
a fossil fuel and one of the most important substances in the world
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name the two non renewable resources?
coal and natural gas
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what is crude oil made of?
it is made out of hydrocarbons
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does crude oil have any uses?
crude oil has no uses it must be processed or refined before it is used
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what does each fraction contain
each fraction contains a mixture of different compounds. This means the boiling point of the fraction is not a mixed temperature but a range
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what are the steps of to process crude oil
1) seperate the compounds in crude oil into groups called fractions (fractional distillation)
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