Chemistry For HSC Part 2 - Chapter No.6 - Tables and Definitions

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Chapter No.6
Introduction To Organic Chemistry
Tables and Definitions

Fractional Distillation Of Coal Tar

Petroleum

1. Petroleum means rock oil in Latin.
2. It is usually found below the surface of earth.
3. It is a viscous liquid consist of components with different boiling points.
4. It contains alkanes, alkenes, cyclo-alkanes, aromatic hydrocarbons, besides some inorganic compounds and is called crude oil.
5. When subjected to fractional distillation, several groups of products are obtained. This is known as refining of petroleum.

Refining Of Petroleum:

Names Of Some Common Functional Groups And Structure Of Organic Compounds