Crude Oil Flashcards
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What is a hydrocarbon?
A compound that contains carbon and hydrogen only.
True or false? Ethanol, , is a hydrocarbon.
False. It contains oxygen as well as carbon and hydrogen, so it is not a hydrocarbon.
What is crude oil?
A complex mixture of hydrocarbons, whose molecules have carbon atoms in chains or rings. It is a finite resource.
Why is crude oil an important raw material?
It is a source of fuels and of feedstock for the petrochemical industry.