Chemistry · General Awareness

Carbon and Fossil Fuels

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Review fundamental concepts regarding carbon compounds, coal distillation, and fossil fuel formation. This segment covers the chemical properties and industrial applications of natural gas and crude oil. Practicing these questions will strengthen your chemistry foundation for general science sections.

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Carbon and Fossil Fuels Questions

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - ii mineral resources - petroleum mineral fuels energy resources

Petroleum is a mixture of ____________.

  1. petrol

  2. diesel

  3. petroleum gas

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The term "Petroleum" is derived from two Latin words "Petr" and"Oleum". Here "Petra" means "rock" and "Oleum" means "Oil". Thus the word petroleum means rock oil. Petroleum is a fossil fuel as it has been created by the decomposition of organic matter over millions of years. It is a mixture of petrol, diesel, wax, kerosene, plastic, and lubricants.

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - ii mineral resources - petroleum mineral fuels energy resources

Crude petroleum is refined to obtain which of the following?

  1. Petrol

  2. Diesel

  3. Kerosene

  4. All of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

Petroleum is found between the layers of rocks and is drilled from oil fields located in off-shore and coastal areas. This is then sent to refineries which process the crude oil and produce a variety of products like diesel, petrol, kerosene, wax, plastics and lubricants.

Multiple choice geography mineral and energy resources - ii mineral resources - petroleum mineral fuels energy resources

Unrefined state of petrol and diesel is called ____________.

  1. edible oil

  2. vegetable oil

  3. crude oil

  4. mineral oil
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

crude oil is a naturally occurring, unrefined petroleum product composed of hydrocarbon deposits and other organic materials. A type of fossil fuel, crude oil can be refined to produce usable products such as gasoline, diesel and various forms of petrochemicals.

Multiple choice chemistry combustion structure of flame flame combustion, fuels and flame

Why the innermost zone of candle flame is the least hot?

  1. Unburnt wax vapour

  2. No supply of oxygen

  3. Presence of wick

  4. All the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
A Correct answer
Explanation

Dark zone is directly above the wick and wax gets vaporized at this region but does not undergo burning.


Hence the option A is correct.

Multiple choice chemistry combustion structure of flame flame combustion, fuels and flame

Unburnt carbon particles are present in the:

  1. Blue zone

  2. Dark inner zone

  3. Luminous zone

  4. Non-luminous zone
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation
The circular dark ring is formed on the slide is due to the deposition of unburnt carbon particles present (middle) in the luminous zone of the candle.
Multiple choice chemistry combustion structure of flame flame combustion, fuels and flame

Which of the following statement is NOT true?

  1. Flame can be seen over burning solids and liquids

  2. Type of flame depends upon the amount of oxygen available

  3. Invisible zone of a flame is the least hot zone

  4. Blue-zone indicates complete combustion of fuel
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
C Correct answer
Explanation

The Invisible-zone of the flame is also called as non-luminous zone which is the zone of complete combustion. Due to complete combustion the zone become hottest zone of the flame.

Multiple choice chemistry combustion structure of flame flame combustion, fuels and flame

Type of flame produced by a fuel depends upon _________.

  1. calorific value

  2. amount of oxygen

  3. type of fuel and its chemical composition

  4. all of the above
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
B Correct answer
Explanation

Type of flame depends upon the amount of oxygen available for burning of the fuel. If oxygen is present in sufficient amount it is called as oxidizing flame but oxygen is not available in sufficient amount it is called as reducing flame.

Multiple choice chemistry combustion structure of flame flame combustion, fuels and flame

A circular blackish ring on the glass plate kept over the candle flame indicates ___________.

  1. Complete combustion

  2. Dark zone of the flame

  3. Non-luminous zone

  4. Luminous zone
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

A circular blackish ring on the glass plate kept over the candle flame indicates the luminous zone. The candle flame consists of mainly 3 zones depending on the temperature i.e the outer zone ( hottest among all, blue in colour, complete combustion occurs here and is the non-luminous part of the flame), middle zone ( moderately hot, yellow in colour, partial combution), inner zone (least hot and black in colour, and is the luminous part).