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Because the fuel companys are a bunch of oportunistic crooks. the same rule aplys to diesel fuel.

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Is gasoline volatile?

Gasoline is more volatile than diesel.


What is kerosene and for what could be used?

Kerosene is a fraction of petroleum that is less volatile than gasoline. Kerosene was first used in lamps as a replacement for whale oil. Its main use now is as jet aircraft fuel (usually JP-1 but there are higher grades), it is also used as fuel in some rocket motors (usually RP-1 but there are higher grades), also kerosene heaters, etc.


What burns more cleanly than gasoline?

ethanol


Why kerosene float on water?

Kerosene is less dense than water.


How much is the kerosene per 1liter?

Usually kerosene is refined such that it contains less than 100 ppm water. When water is added to kerosene it becomes cludy in appearance. To remove water from hydrocarbons, they are passed over molecular sieves which bind the water to sites on the resins but allow hydrocarbons such as kerosene and gasoline to pass unhindered.

Related questions

Does kerosene have more btu per gallon thaN gasoline?

Yes. Kerosene has 140,000 btu's per gallon and gasoline has less.


Does Ethanol release more Energy than Kerosene?

Kerosene releases more energy then ethanol but it is harder to put into engines that run on gasoline already.


Why is Kerosine safer than Gasoline?

as an accelerant, kerosene has a higher flash temperature than does gasoline, meaning it requires more energy to start burning. i.e. - bigger flame, or spark.


How much does biodiesel cost?

At the moment, I think it is slightly more expensive than regular gasoline.


How much biodiesel cost?

At the moment, I think it is slightly more expensive than regular gasoline.


Why is diesl fuel so muck higher then gasoline?

Diesel fuel is usually expensive than gasoline because, diesel undergoes many expensive processes in the refinery than gasoline.


Why are cars powered by petrol?

Because liquids like benzene, kerosene and gasoline posess a HUGE amount of energy per liter, they are easy to use, and they are not too expensive. Remember that in the United States, gasoline sold for less than the cost of springwater for many decades!


Are diesel engines more reliable than gasoline engines?

Yes, diesel engine will last much longer than gasoline engines. They are built much stronger but are also more expensive to build.


How do you separate kerosene and petrol?

Fractional distillation is used to separate the components of petroleum. Petrol (gasoline) evaporates at a lower temperature than kerosene evaporates at.


What gas is used in a plane?

It is actually a fuel like kerosene or a petroleum spirit (paint thinner) more than gasoline. It is also a higher grade/quality than that used for ground transportation.


Can diesel or biodiesel be used in kerosene space heaters?

Yes! Diesel, kerosene and gasoline are really the same thing except that they have different octanes. Diesel is the lowest refined gas then kerosene then your different octanes of gas. So, to make the octane the same as kerosene you simply mix the right amount of gas with diesel and voila, you have kerosene. I think u can use a lower octane than kerosene but NEVER put anything of a higher octane than kerosene! Yes! Diesel, kerosene and gasoline are really the same thing except that they have different octanes. Diesel is the lowest refined gas then kerosene then your different octanes of gas. So, to make the octane the same as kerosene you simply mix the right amount of gas with diesel and voila, you have kerosene. I think u can use a lower octane than kerosene but NEVER put anything of a higher octane than kerosene!


Why don't they use natural gas in cars?

They do, but the fuel is more dangerous to handle and the infrastructure is more expensive than with regular gasoline cars.