Petroleum and Natural Gas Key Concepts 💡

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Petroleum (crude oil) is mainly a mixture of...

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alkanes

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Natural gas consists mainly of

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methane

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Separation of petroleum

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fractional distillation

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Fractional distillation of Petroleum: Heated in a _______

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furnace vapour

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Fractional distillation of Petroleum: Vapour passed into

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fractionating column

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Fractional distillation of Petroleum: Hot vapour rises, begins to...

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cool, condense

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Boiling points of lighter fractions

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Lower; collected at the top Boiling points of heavier fractions Higher; collected at the lower sections

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Petroleum fraction with lowest boiling points

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Petroleum gas

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Petroleum fraction with lowest boiling points

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Petroleum gas

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Use of bitumen

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Paving road surfaces