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Questions Related to petroleum

In LPG cylinder, the gas filled is in the liquefied state.

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

LPG is liquefied petroleum gas. Its boiling point is below the room temperature and it evaporates quickly at normal temperature and pressures and supplied in pressurized steel vessels in liquid form.

Which petroleum product is used for surfacing of roads?

  1. Paraffin wax

  2. Lubricating oils

  3. Bitumen

  4. Coal tar


Correct Option: C

Coal and petroleum are called fossil fuels.

State whether the statement is True or False

  1. The statement is True

  2. The statement is False

  3. Neither

  4. Coal and petroleum are called natural fuels.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Coal and petroleum are called fossil fuels. They serve as source of energy as on combustion, they release heat energy.

Synthetic petroleum is artificially produced from coal:

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:



Synthetic fuel is a liquid fuel which is obtained by the gasification of solid coal or biomass. 

The main constituent of petroleum gas is ethane:

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: B
Explanation:
The main constituents of petroleum gas is butane.

The gas oil fraction of petroleum has the highest boiling point?

  1. True

  2. False


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Gas oil or commonly known as fuel oil has the highest boiling point upto 350 degree celsius.Gasoline on the other hand has the lowest boiling point.

Rocket fuel is:

  1. Ammonium phosphate

  2. Liqiud oxygen

  3. Liqiud ammonia

  4. Solid $KCl$


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

Liquid -fuel rockets most commonly use liquid oxygen and either kerosene or liquid hydrogen. These combinations work well in space and down closer to the ground.

The strong smelling substance added to LPG is:

  1. ethyl mercaptan

  2. ethanol

  3. ethanal

  4. ethyl butane


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

LPG gas is basically propane and butane, and it is odorless in its natural state. The smell that you notice when there is a leak is actually the stench of an entirely different agent, called ethyl mercaptan ($C _2H _6S$). This substance is added to the gas when it leaves the main storage terminals.

The chemical added to LPG to help detect its leakages is:

  1. isobutene

  2. ethylamine

  3. methyl mercaptan

  4. ethyl mercaptan


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

LPG gas is basically propane and butane, and it is odorless in its natural state. The smell that you notice when there is a leak is actually the stench of an entirely different agent, called Ethyl Mercaptan (C2H6S). This substance is added to the gas when it leaves the main storage terminals.

The main constituent of LPG is:

  1. methane

  2. butane

  3. propane

  4. both B and C


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

LPG constitutes both propane and butane in equal percentages.
Liquefied Petroleum Gas or LPG (also called Autogas) consists mainly of propane, propylene, butane, and butylene in various mixtures. It is produced as a by-product of natural gas processing and petroleum refining. The components of LPG are gases at normal temperatures and pressures.