Question

assess the importance of petroleum on the basis of its wide range of applications

Answer 1

petroleum is very essential.It is refined in factories by fractional distillation.It gives products petrol,kerosene,diesel,fuel oil,lubricating oil . If not conserve petrol then we have to bring petroleum from other countries like Saudi Arabia and Dubai . It is very expensive

Answer 2

• Petroleum is widely used as a source of power.

• Petroleum, diesel and kerosene oil are the by-products of Petroleum.

• As an industrial power, it is widely used to run machines, generate electricity and  produce steam

• Railway engines, motor vehicles, and ships depend on it for their fuel requirements.

• It is used as a lubricant in machines  and in petrochemical industries for preparing rubber, synthetic fibres,  etc.