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Why evaporation of petrol is fast?
Petrol or gasoline is made from the lighter parts of crude oil, and is simply more volatile than kerosene or diesel, because the molecules are smaller. In some countries including the US, the grade of gas is varied winter to summer, to make it volatile enough in cold weather and not too volatile in hot.
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.
Is DRAM volatile or non volatile?
DRAM is volatile.
What do you call a substance that evaporates easily?
Volatile
Uranium is volatile or non volatile?
Uranium is a non-volatile solid metal.
Is petrol a gas?
Petrol is a volatile liquid. The vapours mixed with oxygen are highly combustible.
Is petrol more volatile than diesel?
yes
Why petrol is a volatile liquid?
because it has short-chain hydrocarbons
Why can you smell petrol at a petrol station?
Because petrol is volatile, some of it evaporates into the air and that's what you smell.You can smell petrol at a petrol station because sometimes people spill it as they put it into their cars.
Which catches fire more quickly petrol or diesel?
petrol has a lower flash point and is more volatile than diesel.
How does petrol evaporate faster than water?
It is more volatile than water.
Why petrol is not usd as a dry cleaning solvent?
Because it's vapour is too volatile
Why is petrol running out?
It is a highly volatile liquid and is continuously evaporated out,even at room temperature.
Why evaporation of petrol is fast?
Petrol or gasoline is made from the lighter parts of crude oil, and is simply more volatile than kerosene or diesel, because the molecules are smaller. In some countries including the US, the grade of gas is varied winter to summer, to make it volatile enough in cold weather and not too volatile in hot.
Why cant you smoke in a petrol station?
You can't smoke in a petrol station because petrol especially has very volatile vapours. In theory petrol in the liquid where the air is controled will put out a flame which is beneth it. Petrol is at it's most dangerous in it's vapour and therefore smoking is a no no in petrol stations.
What chemical makes petrol flammable?
All organic compounds are flammable; the most important here are the volatile compounds.
Why is it necessary to turn off the car engine at a petrol station?
Because there is a risk of fuel ignition due to static electricity buildup and discharge. Gasoline/petrol is extremely volatile stuff.
