Crude Oil and Fractional Distillation

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

  Separation of crude oil components
• What process is used to separate crude oil into components?

  Fractional distillation
• What type of fuel is crude oil classified as?

  Fossil fuel
• What are the primary components of crude oil?

  Hydrocarbons containing hydrogen and carbon
• What are the most common hydrocarbons found in crude oil?

  Alkanes
• How is crude oil formed?

  From remains of dead plants and animals
• What organisms primarily contribute to the formation of crude oil?

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

  High pressures and temperatures underground
• 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?

  Feed the oil into a chamber and heat it
• 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 is bitumen used for?

  Surfacing roads
• What are some uses of heavy fuel oil?

  Heating oil and lubricating oil
• What types of fuels are produced from shorter chain hydrocarbons?

  Diesel, petrol, and kerosene
• What does LPG stand for?

  Liquefied petroleum gas
• What are the main components of LPG?

  Propane and butane
• How do the flammability and chain length of hydrocarbons relate?

  Shorter chains are more flammable
• What happens to longer chain hydrocarbons in the distillation process?

  They are often poor fuels or cracked
• What are the uses of petrochemicals derived from crude oil?

  • Solvents
  • Lubricants
  • Polymers
  • Detergents
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• What is crude oil primarily composed of?

  A mixture of different compounds
• How long can crude oil be stored in rocks?

  Millions of years
• What is the purpose of drilling in crude oil extraction?

  To bring crude oil to the surface
• What is the significance of boiling points in fractional distillation?

  They determine the order of condensation
• What is the temperature gradient in a fractionating column?

  Hot at the bottom, cooler at the top
• What is the purpose of cracking in hydrocarbon processing?

  To break down longer hydrocarbons