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what are the contituents of petroleum?​

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What are the constituents of petroleum?

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The various constituents or fractions of petroleum and their uses are as follows:

☆ $\boxed {\sf {\pink {Petroleum\ gas:}}}$ Used as a fuel in homes and industries in form of LPG (Liquefied Petroleum Gas).

☆ $\boxed {\sf {\pink {Petrol:}}}$ Used as a fuel in light motor vehicles. It is also used as a solvent for dry cleaning.

☆ $\boxed {\sf {\pink {Diesel:}}}$ Used as a fuel in heavy motor vehicles. It is also used to run pump sets for irrigation and in electric generators.

☆ $\boxed {\sf {\pink {Kerosene:}}}$ Used as a fuel in wick stoves and pressure stoves. It is also used in lamps for lighting purposes and used as an aviation fuel in jet planes.

☆ $\boxed {\sf {\pink {Lubricating\ oil:}}}$ Used as for lubrication in machines and engines.

☆ $\boxed {\sf {\pink {Paraffin\ wax:}}}$ Used for making candles, vaseline, ointments, wax paper and grease.

☆ $\boxed {\sf {\pink {Bitumen:}}}$ Used for road surfacing, water proofing the roofs of houses and to make black paint.

More to know:

What is petroleum?

Petroleum is a thick dark colored oil found deep below the sea bed (or the earth's surface). Petroleum (petra = rock, oleum = oil) is also known as rock oil or crude oil.

Petroleum is a complex mixture of solid, liquid and gaseous hydrocarbons (Hydrogen and carbon).

$\bigstar {\sf {\blue {The\ separation\ of\ petroleum\ into\ its\ various}}}$

$\sf \blue {constituents\ is\ done\ by\ the\ process\ of\ fractional\ distillation.}$