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what is petroleum ? how is it fromed ?explain with a help of a diagram which show the deposits of petroleum. ​

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Answered by annmariabinu4203
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Answer: Petroleum-A liquid mixture of hydrocarbons which is present in suitable rock strata and can be extracted and refined to produce fuels including petrol, paraffin, and diesel oil; oil.

Millions of years ago, algae and plants lived in shallow seas. After dying and sinking to the seafloor, the organic material mixed with other sediments and was buried. Over millions of years under high pressure and high temperature, the remains of these organisms transformed into what we know today as fossil fuels. Coal, natural gas, and petroleum are all fossil fuels that formed under similar conditions.  

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Answered by name04385
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Answer:

search it on Google u will get brief definition

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