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fossil fuels
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∙ 11y ago
shahnze adil
They come from fossil fuels.
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Are the petrol diesel bitumen hydrocarbons?
Yeah they are!
What is Chemical composition of petrol and diesel?
Petrol composition ranges from C5-C12 while that of Diesel average composition is C12H23, ranging from approx. C10H20 to C15H28. So it shows that Diesel consists of heaveir hydrocarbons than Petrol.
Mixture of hydrocarbons that are used for fuels?
I am pretty sure the answer is hydrocarbons.
What meant by crude petrol?
Mixture of naturally occurring hydrocarbons that is refined into diesel, gasoline ------------------------- Crude petrol is petrol as extracted, without any treatment.
How do humans use hydrocarbons?
Calor gas, petrol, naptha, paraffin, diesel, fuel oil, lubricating oil and bitumen all come out of a fractionating column
What is petrol and diesel?
Diesel and petrol (gasoline) are flammable fossil fuels containing hydrocarbons that we get when plants and animals get buried in the soil and decay over many years. It eventually forms crude oil which is refined into petrol or diesel.
What liquid is made of hydrogen atoms and carbon atoms?
Many hydrocarbons such as petrol, diesel, benzene, toluene, etc.
Where does diesel and petrol come from?
It is refined from crude oil.
Why does diesel freeze quicker than petrol?
Diesel fuel and petrol/gasoline are similar; both of them are mainly mixtures of hydrocarbons. However, Diesel is considerably less volatile because it the compounds in it are of higher molecular weight; they have a higher boiling point ... and also a higher freezing point.
What is the economic importance for cracking hydrocarbons?
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. :)
Is diesel fuel a compound of hydrocarbons?
No . it is a mixture of hydrocarbons.
Does diesel fuel come from renewable energy source?
No! Diesel is a product of hydrocarbons, which deposits are limited and therefore not renewable energy source.
