What is the chemical formula of diesel oil?

Answer 1

Petroleum-derived diesel is composed of about 75% saturated hydrocarbons (primarily paraffins including n, iso, and cycloparaffins), and 25% aromatic hydrocarbons (including naphthalenes and alkylbenzenes).[24] The average chemical formula for common diesel fuel is C12H23, ranging approximately from C10H20 to C15H28

Answer 2

There is no "formula" for diesel fuel. It is made up of the bits and pieces from a refined petroleum process blended together to meet certain criteria (like cetane number). In general it is the petroleum fractions with boiling points between 200 °C (392 °F) and 350 °C (662 °F). The materials are largely parraffins and cycloparaffins and aromatics. The average molecule in a diesel fuel contains 10 to 15 carbon atoms.

Answer 3

The chemical composition of diesel is 75 percent saturated hydrocarbons and 25 percent aromatic hydrocarbons. It is made up of paraffin's, cycloparaffins, naphthalene's and alkylbenzenes.