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Crude oil straight out of the ground is not uniform (clean), but is composed of many fractions which can be extracted simply by weight.
Other fractions can be 'cracked' by heat, pressure, solvents and distillation.
To distinguish from other, purer oils, the basic material is called 'crude'.
Strictly speaking, 'petroleum' itself is a fraction of crude.
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What is crude oil also known as?
Crude Oil is hydrocarbon and it is mixture of carbon and hydrogen.
What is the fossil fuel also known as crude oil?
That's "petroleum"!
Did crude oil means petroleum?
Petroleum is refined from crude oil and is but one fraction only
What is Crude oli?
crude oil is a petroleum
What is the mixture called when crude oil and petroleum come straight from the ground?
"Petroleum" products are distilled from crude oil, so what comes out of the ground is crude oil.
Is petroleum the other name for crude oil?
No, not actually. Crude oil is one type of petroleum. Petroleum is a common term for the liquid (crude oil), gaseous (natural gas), and viscous or solid forms (bitumen and asphalt).
What is another name for petroleum oil?
crude oil
What can crude oil make?
Crude oil can be refined to make a plethora of petroleum product. Kerosene, gasoline, petroleum jelly (commonly known as Vaseline), lubricating oil, and heavy fuel, and many other products. Crude oil contains many different substances which all separate during the refining process.
Is petroleum a gas?
Petroleum is a crude oil that is used to produce gasoline.
Crude oil is the same thing as?
Petroleum
What are other names for petroleum?
crude oil
Is petroleum a nonrenewable resource or a renewable one?
Petroleum is a nonrenewable resource because like oil it can eventually run out Unrefined petroleum is known as "crude oil" - it is oil, not like oil. Petroleum IS RENEWABLE, because it is refined from raw materials (crude oil) which is composed of minerals (carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, sulfur and others) which never go away. The question should be: "HOW LONG DOES IT TAKE FOR CRUDE TO BE RENEWED?" And that is a question that nobody has the answer to. Scientific evidence is inconclusive and still a bone of contention.
