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Fuels
Identify the fossil fuels: coal, natural gas, and petroleum.
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- Identify the fossil fuels: coal, natural gas, and petroleum.
- Recognize methane as the primary component of natural gas.
- Explain that hydrocarbons are compounds made up of only hydrogen and carbon.
- Indicate that petroleum consists of a mixture of hydrocarbons.
- Explain how petroleum is separated into useful fractions through fractional distillation.
- Describe the changes in properties of petroleum fractions from the bottom to the top of the fractionating column, including: (a) shorter chain length (b) increased volatility (c) lower boiling points (d) reduced viscosity.
- List the applications of the fractions obtained from petroleum, including: (a) refinery gas for heating and cooking (b) gasoline for vehicles (c) naphtha as a chemical feedstock (d) kerosene for jet fuel (e) diesel oil for diesel engines (f) fuel oil for ships and heating (g) lubricating oil for various products (h) bitumen for road construction.
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