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Identify the full form of the CDU.

  1. Central Distillation Unit

  2. Center of Distillation Unit

  3. Crude Oil Distillation Unit

  4. None of these
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C Correct answer
Explanation

Petroleum crude oils are converted into different petroleum products in the big refineries. This big refineries contain very important unit called as CDU that is crude oil distillation unit.

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Petroleum refining process is used to convert _________________.

  1. crude oil into liquefied petroleum gas

  2. crude gas into crude gas

  3. liquefied petroleum gas into crude oil

  4. none of these
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Petroleum is the natural fuel obtain from the seas. In the refining process crude petroleum is converted into crude oil into liquefied petroleum gas.

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Why liquefied petroleum gas is considered as light distill product of crude oil?

  1. It's weight is less

  2. It is easy to transport

  3. It is a gas which is easy to compress and filled in cylinder

  4. All of these
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D Correct answer
Explanation

Liquefied petroleum gas is called as light distillate product because it contains less quantity of carbon and hydrogen. Hence it is light.

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Which of the following is not a petroleum product ?

  1. Bees wax

  2. Paraffin wax

  3. Candle wax

  4. Naphtha
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A Correct answer
Explanation

Petroleum by-products are :
LPG, gasoline, Naptha, fuel oil, paraffin wax, candle wax, lubricants etc.

But Beeswax is a natural wax produced in the bee hive of honey bees of the genus Apis. It is mainly esters of fatty acids and various long-chain alcohols

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The crude oil extracted from the earth is separated into its constituents by a process called .....................

  1. disintegration distillation

  2. compound distillation

  3. destructive distillation

  4. fractional distillation
Reveal answer Fill a bubble to check yourself
D Correct answer
Explanation

The constituents of crude oil have a very less difference in their boiling point so they are separated by fractional distillation process.