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Crude oil, or petroleum is a mixture of "widely varying constituents and proportions"1, including hydrocarbons (i.e., paraffinic, napthenic and aromatics), dissolved gasses such as nitrogen and carbin dioxide, sulfur compounds, organic nitrogen compounds, organic oxygen compounds, organic metallic compounds, collodial particles (eg., resins), fresh and/or salt water, and solids, such as pipeline scale and corrosion products2.
1. crude oil. (2009). In Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved July 14, 2009, from Encyclopædia Britannica Online
2. Oilfield Processing of Petroleum: Crude Oil By Francis S. Manning, Richard E. Thompson. PennWell Books.
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How many different compounds are there in crude oil?
Crude oil consists of thousands of different compounds, including hydrocarbons, sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen compounds. The exact number of compounds in crude oil can vary depending on its source and composition.
Why is it not possible to use crude oil directly?
It is not volatile, it consists of thick, viscous liquid.
What chemical elements make up crude oil?
Crude oil is primarily composed of carbon and hydrogen, along with traces of sulfur, nitrogen, and oxygen. These elements combine in various ratios to form different hydrocarbon molecules such as alkanes, cycloalkanes, and aromatics, which make up the constituents of crude oil.
How many element in crude oil and what are they how many percentage of each element is contained in crude oil?
crude oil is just that, crude. It is not required to know the exact composition of crude oil. Each manufacturer of crude oil will have a different combination to each other. -Yeah, but each must contain some identical chemicals, otherwise it wouldn't be oil. -Also it wouldn't be considered a mineral if it didn't have some type of combination of elements.
What is Nigeria's position in the world in producing crude oil?
Crude oil is crude..
What can you do with crude oil?
What other thing you can do with crude oil.
Why is crude oil known as crude?
Crude Oil is hydrocarbon and it is mixture of carbon and hydrogen.
How many gallons of gasoline are there in a barrel of crude oil?
Zero. A barrel or crude oil contains... crude oil.
What is the major element in crude oil?
the constituents of crude oil are FEUL OIL,LPG, NAPHTHA,GASOLNE ETC
How is crude oil used by humans?
crude oil is ba
Is crude oil the oil you put in cars?
Yes, but they make it into gasoline first. Crude oil is not the oil you put in the crankcase. That is oil that is refined from crude oil and then additives are added.
What is another name for petroleum?
Petrol. actually its oil.
