Year 8 crude oil

• What is the main topic of today's video?

  Separation of crude oil components
• What is crude oil primarily composed of?

  Mostly hydrocarbons
• What type of hydrocarbons are most common in crude oil?

  Alkanes
• What specific organisms contribute to the formation of crude oil?

  Plankton
• What conditions are necessary for the formation of crude oil?

  High pressures and temperatures
• How long does it take for crude oil to form?

  Millions of years
• Why is crude oil considered a finite resource?

  It takes a long time to form
• What term is used for fuels like coal, oil, and gas?

  Non-renewable fuels
• What is the first step in fractional distillation of crude oil?

  Heat the oil until it becomes gas
• What happens to the gaseous mixture in the fractionating column?

  It cools and condenses into liquids
• Why do longer chain hydrocarbons condense earlier in the column?

  They have higher boiling points
• What are shorter chain hydrocarbons used for?

  Fuels like diesel and petrol
• What does LPG stand for?

  Liquefied petroleum gas
• What are the characteristics of hydrocarbons at the top of the column?

  They are more flammable
• What happens to longer chain hydrocarbons that are poor fuels?

  They can be cracked into smaller hydrocarbons
• What are petrochemicals used for?

  Raw materials for various products
• What are the main uses of petrochemicals derived from crude oil?

  • Solvents
  • Lubricants
  • Polymers
  • Detergents
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• What is the composition of hydrocarbons?

  Hydrogen and carbon only
• What is the purpose of the fractionating column?

  To separate hydrocarbons by boiling points
• How does the boiling point affect the separation of hydrocarbons?

  Higher boiling points condense first