Question

The other name of petroleum is

Answer 1

Hint: Petroleum is a mixture which is hydrocarbon complex. It is also called crude/rock oil. It is formed by the Greek work ‘petra’ that means rock and the Latin work ‘oleum’ which means oil. When refined can be used to extract various types of fuels. It is a yellow-blackish in colour and is separated using a process called fractional distillation

Complete answer:Gasoline is the other name commonly used for petroleum. It has various hydrocarbons and organic compounds present. It is formed by the burning of dead organisms such as algae underneath the sedimentary rocks. The presence of high quantities of heat and pressure. There are many types of mixtures constituted in petroleum which are separated by the process of fractional distillation which occurs in the presence of increasing temperatures into different components varying in weight i.e. they can be light to heavy.

Additional information: Petroleum can be extracted by drilling the rocks present on land or off-shore. It is a major source of energy and is also used in the formation of petrochemicals. The process of fractional distillation gave out simpler chemicals such as kerosene (used in airplanes) and bitumen (used in road construction).

Note:Petroleum is non-renewable in nature as it takes 100s of years to form. Some components obtained by fractional distillation are- gas oil, lubricating oil, bitumen and kerosene. It is used in the formation of various products which are used in everyday life such as the car tires, ammonia for fertilizers, perfumes. These can be obtained by the refining process of petroleum.