Sure. It's a common raw material for plastics for instance
Petroleum is a dark liquid used to make fuels and other products.
USA we call that "crude oil" but in some other countries it's called petroleum
fractional distillation.
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.
they are used to make fuels like petroleum and diesel fuel,jet fuel,natural gas. and then they are used to make plastics and asphalt.
A chemical reaction causes substances to combine in different ways to make other substances.
To make alkenes, to make alkenes with smaller molecules, to make fuels that are more useful or for which there is more demand.Large hydrocarbons do not burn easily or are less in demand
Substances used to make other substances are typically referred to as raw materials or feedstocks. These can include natural resources like minerals, metals, and agricultural products, as well as synthetic chemicals. In industrial processes, these raw materials undergo chemical reactions, transformations, or processing to create finished goods, such as plastics, pharmaceuticals, and fuels. The choice of raw materials depends on the desired properties and applications of the final product.
Fossil fuels are organisms that lived hundreds of millions of years ago. As these plants, animals, and other organismsdied, their remains piled up. Over time, heat and pressure changed the material into other substances, including coal, oil, and natural gas. Fossil fuels are also made of hydrocarbons=energy-rich chemical compounds that contain carbon and hydrogen atoms.
Cracking hydrocarbons is very important because in order to power our cars and warm our homes we have to use crude oil which is cracked into smaller hydrocarbons which make diesel and petrol and other types of fuels for our homes and environment. :)
by refining crude oil
Crude oil is primarily used to produce fuels like gasoline, diesel, and jet fuel. It is also used to make a wide range of products including plastics, chemicals, and lubricants. Additionally, crude oil is used in asphalt for road construction and in the manufacturing of various consumer goods.