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CHM 102 Isolation and Purification of Organic Compounds Objective Question
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Question

The separation of petroleum into gasoline, kerosene, and diesel is achieved by which process?
Options
A Simple distillation
B Fractional distillation
Correct Answer
C Extraction
D Chromatography
Correct Answer

Option B is the correct answer.

Detailed Explanation

Petroleum refining uses fractional distillation in tall fractionating columns to separate crude oil into fractions (gasoline, kerosene, diesel, etc.) based on their boiling point ranges.

Hint

Industrial separation of complex mixtures.

Question Info

Course: CHM 102
Topic: Isolation and Purification of Organic Compounds
Type: Objective
Difficulty: Not specified
Question 512 of 1999
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