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What are uses of kerosene?

for lamps


How does a kerosene heater heat?

A kerosene heater has a wick made of fiberglass that is connected to a kerosene tank. When the wick is lit, the kerosene keeps the wick burning, and a convection unit in the heater uses the flame to heat the air. In some kerosene heaters, there is a fan to blow the heated air into the room to heat it faster.


Is mixed kerosene and water a substance or a mixture?

Substance is not a sharply differentiated word. Kerosene and water would are a mixture (to the extent that they will mix), but they could also be termed a substance as mixtures can be substances under some uses of the word substance. However mixtures can be differentiated from solutions and compounds -- kerosene and water is not a solution nor a compound.


What is the uses of kerosene?

Kerosene is a thin liquid which is made up of hydrocarbons.


How close is diesel to kerosene?

Diesel and kerosene are quite close chemically. Kerosene has some heavier paraffins and would clog the injectors of a diesel engine.


How do you prepare kerosene?

All I know is that Kerosene is from Petroleum. Therefore the source of Kerosene is Petroleum. Kerosene is poisonous and not clean while burning, so be careful if you're going to burn it. Hope this helps in some way :)


How is marriage is done?

With shotgun and some kerosene.


How marriage is done today?

With shotgun and some kerosene.


Can you use kerosene in petrol engine?

No! Yes! Low performance spark ignition engines in boats and tractors commonly use kerosene as a fuel. Some need to be started on petrol then switched to kerosene.


What are the Uses of white petrol?

== == White petrol is nothing but kerosene. Kerosene is a thin, clear liquid formed from hydrocarbons. Kerosene is obtained from the fractional distillation of petroleum between 150 °C and 275 °C, resulting in a mixture of carbon chains containing 12 to 15 carbon atoms. For more details on kerosene, see the links on the left of this column


What are four uses for oil?

producing steam producing coal operating internal combustion engines lighting kerosene lamps


What does it mean when your car smells like kerosene?

Since cars don't burn or use kerosene I would say the car has been around something that had kerosene in it ( camping stove and lantern) or had it poured on the surface some how.