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==Key Stage 4==
===Meaning===
'''Crude oil''' is a [[Non-renewable Energy Resource|non-renewable energy resourcemixture]] and a of different [[feedstockhydrocarbon]] for producing s formed over millions of years from the remains of dead sea creatures trapped in the [[Plastic (Material)|plasticssediment]]at the bottom of the sea
===About Crude Oil===
: '''Crude oil''' is known as a [[mixtureFossil Fuel]] of .: '''Crude oil''' is a [[Non-renewable Energy Resource|non-renewable energy resource]] and a [[feedstock]] for producing [[Plastic (Material)|plastics]].'''Crude oil''' can be [[Separating Mixtures|separated]] by [[Fractional Distillation|fractional distillation]] into different 'fractions' which have different applications:*[[Natural Gas]]*[[Liquid Petroleum Gas]]*[[Petrol]]*[[Kerosine]]*[[Diesel]]*[[Lubricating Oil]]*[[Bitumen]] {| class="wikitable"|-| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |'''Fraction'''| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |'''Carbon Chain Length'''| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |'''Boiling Point (°C)'''| style="height:20px; width:450px; text-align:center;" |'''Application'''|-| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |[[Natural Gas]]| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |1-2| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |-160 to -89| style="height:20px; width:450px; text-align:center;" |Fuel for heating homes and gas power stations.|-| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |[[Liquid Petroleum Gas]]| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |3-4| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |-42 to -1| style="height:20px; width:450px; text-align:center;" |Fuel for heating homes and gas power stations.|-| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |[[Petrol]] (Gasoline)| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |5-10| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |20 to 200| style="height:20px; width:450px; text-align:center;" |Fuel for cars.|-| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |[[Kerosine]]| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |10-16| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |180 to 260| style="height:20px; width:450px; text-align:center;" |Fuel for Planes.|-| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |[[Diesel]]| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |14-20| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |260 to 340| style="height:20px; width:450px; text-align:center;" |Fuel for cars, trucks and trains.|-| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |[[hydrocarbonLubricating Oil]]s| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |20-50| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |370 to 600| style="height:20px; width:450px; text-align:center;" |'''Application'''|-| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |Bitumen| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |70+| style="height:20px; width:50px; text-align:center;" |Not distilled.| style="height:20px; width:450px; text-align:center;" |Tar for roads.|}