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Petroleum refining is...

Petroleum refining is

A

Distillation of petroleum to get different fractions

B

Obtaining aromatic compounds from aliphatic compounds present in petroleum (

C

Cracking of petroleum to get gaseous hydrocarbons

D

Purification of petroleum

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Due to different boiling points the substances in crude oil can be separated using fractional distillation. The crude oil is evaporated and then condensed at different fractionating coloumns at different temperatures.
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  • Petroleum refining involvs:

    A
    vaccum distillation
    B
    Fractional distillation
    C
    Steam distillation
    D
    passing over activated charcoal

  • Assertion : Solvay process is used for the preparation of sodium carbonate . Reason : Sodium carbonate is used in petroleum refining .

    A
    If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explanation of assertion .
    B
    If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explanation of assertion .
    C
    If assertion is true but reason is false .
    D
    If both assertion and reason are false .

  • Which of the following fractions of petroleum refining contains kerosene (Boiling ranges in .^@ C are given below)

    A
    40-80
    B
    80-200
    C
    200-300
    D
    Above 300
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