Fossil Fuels

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Fossil Fuels: Overview

This Topic covers sub-topics such as Crude Oil, Carbon Footprint, Fossil Fuels, Fractional Distillation, Greener Energy, Carbon Capture and Storage, Coal Gasification, Principle of Fractional Distillation, Coal Liquefaction and, Cracking of Hydrocarbons

Important Questions on Fossil Fuels

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Name the process of production of coal gas.

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Name the apparatus used in the fractional distillations.

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List any two applications of fractional distillations.

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Explain the importance of carbon capture and storage.

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Define octane number of  fuel.

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Explain Fischer-Tropsch process of coal liquefaction.

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What is coal liquefaction?

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Syn gas is a mixture of carbon monoxide and hydrogen gas.

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Define coal gasification.

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Explain the catalytic reforming of heptane.

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What is carbon footprint ? Explain.

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Explain some activities to reduce carbon footprint.

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Give the methods used to make coal as green energy.

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Which of the following not an example for greener energy?

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The fractional distillations depend on the vapour pressure of the liquid mixture. Justify.

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How cracking of hydrocarbons important in petroleum industry?

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During the cracking of alkanes, the C- C bonds rather than the C- H bonds break. Why?

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Define catalytic reforming.

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What is the meaning of petroleum?

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Coal and petroleum are fossil fuels.