difine the parts of petrolum briefly
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Petroleum, also called crude oil, is a fossil fuel. Like coal and natural gas, petroleum was formed from the remains of ancient marine organisms, such as plants, algae, and bacteria. ... Coal, natural gas, and petroleum are all fossil fuels that formed under similar conditions
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- Chemically, petroleum consists principally of hydrogen and carbon, but also contains small percentages of oxygen, nitrogen, sulfur, and traces of metals, such as vanadium, cobalt, and nickel. The common organic compounds include alkanes (paraffins), naphthenes, aromatics, and heterocompounds.
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