Q. Crude oil can be separated into several liquids that have different boiling points . What is the name of this process?

A
Simple distillation
B
Fractional distillation
C
Evaporation
D
Condensation
Solution:

Petroleum refining processes are the chemical engineering processes and other facilities used in petroleum refineries to transform crude oil into useful products such as liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) , gasoline or petrol , kerosene , jet fuel , diesel oil and fuel oils .

Fractional distillation is the separation of a mixture into its component parts , or fractions . Chemical compounds are separated by heating them to a temperature at which one or more fractions of the mixture will vaporize .

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