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Crude oil straight out of the ground is not uniform (clean), but is composed of many fractions which can be extracted simply by weight.
Other fractions can be 'cracked' by heat, pressure, solvents and distillation.
To distinguish from other, purer oils, the basic material is called 'crude'.
Strictly speaking, 'petroleum' itself is a fraction of crude.
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What is crude oil also known as?
Crude Oil is hydrocarbon and it is mixture of carbon and hydrogen.
What is the fossil fuel also known as crude oil?
That's "petroleum"!
Did crude oil means petroleum?
Petroleum is refined from crude oil and is but one fraction only
What is Crude oli?
crude oil is a petroleum
What is the mixture called when crude oil and petroleum come straight from the ground?
"Petroleum" products are distilled from crude oil, so what comes out of the ground is crude oil.
What is another name for petroleum?
Petrol. actually its oil.
Is petroleum the other name for crude oil?
No, not actually. Crude oil is one type of petroleum. Petroleum is a common term for the liquid (crude oil), gaseous (natural gas), and viscous or solid forms (bitumen and asphalt).
What is another name for petroleum oil?
crude oil
What can crude oil make?
Crude oil can be refined to make a plethora of petroleum product. Kerosene, gasoline, petroleum jelly (commonly known as Vaseline), lubricating oil, and heavy fuel, and many other products. Crude oil contains many different substances which all separate during the refining process.
Do you get petrol from oil?
Yes. It is refined from crude oil in a process known as cracking.
Is petroleum a gas?
Petroleum is a crude oil that is used to produce gasoline.
Crude oil is the same thing as?
Petroleum
