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Q: In a petroleum well crude oil is found above water. Which two properties of petroleum make it possible to form a layer of it above water?
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What do you mean by refining of petroleum?

It separates crude oil into fractions consisting of compounds with similar properties


How is it possible to increase the yield of light hydrocarbons from crude petroleum?

Increasing the yield of light hydrocarbons in crude petroleum is only possible by refining the petroleum in a huge chemical plant, so you will not be able to do it in your home. The refining process itself is very complicated: crude oil is separated into different fractions by distillation which are later treated further to convert them into new compound mixtures.


What is Crude oli?

crude oil is a petroleum


Did crude oil means petroleum?

Petroleum is refined from crude oil and is but one fraction only


How is gasoline kerosene and crude petroleum are related?

kerosene is a more refined version of crude petroleum


How is gasoline kerosene and crude petroleum related?

kerosene is a more refined version of crude petroleum


What is the NAICS for crude petroleum extraction?

NAICS Code(s): 211111 (Crude Petroleum and Natural Gas Extraction)


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).


Is petroleum a gas?

Petroleum is a crude oil that is used to produce gasoline.


Turpentine is obtained from?

crude petroleum


Why is crude oil separated by fractional distillation?

Petroleum is a mixture of various useful constituents and cannot be used directly,so to use it we have to seperate petroleum by a method called fractional distillation of petroleum.