EASY
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Earn 100

Why is petroleum called a fossil fuel?

Important Questions on Organic Chemistry

EASY
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 3

What is a hydrocarbon?

EASY
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 4

What is petroleum made of?

EASY
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 5

Explain why petroleum is such a valuable resource?

EASY
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 6

Petroleum is called a non-renewable resource. Why?

EASY
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 7
What do you think we will use for fuel, when petroleum runs out?
EASY
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 1
Which two opposite processes take place, during fractional distillation?
EASY
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 2
A group of compounds collected during fractional distillation is called a ______ (fraction/residue) ?
EASY
Upper Secondary: IGCSE
IMPORTANT
Complete Chemistry for Cambridge IGCSE® Second Edition>Chapter 17 - Organic Chemistry>Q>Q 3

What does it mean?

a. volatile 

b. viscous