Self Assessment Checklist
| Fuels and Crude Oil | I can do this! | ||
| (a) | Name natural gas, mainly methane, and petroleum as sources of energy. | ||
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Describe petroleum as a mixture of hydrocarbons and its separation into useful fractions by fractional distillation. | ||
| (c) | Name the following fractions and state their uses | ||
| (i) | petrol (gasoline) as a fuel in cars, | ||
| (ii) | naphtha as the feedstock and main source of hydrocarbons used for the production of a wide range of organic compounds in the petrochemical industry, | ||
| (iii) | paraffin (kerosene) as a fuel for heating and cooking and for aircraft engines, | ||
| (iv) | diesel as a fuel for diesel engines, | ||
| (v) | lubricating oils as lubricants and as a source of polishes and waxes, | ||
| (vi) | bitumen for making road surfaces. | ||
| (d) | Describe the issues relating to the competing uses of oil as an energy source and as a chemical feedstock. | ||
