Petroleum is a mixture of: MCQ with Answer and Explanation

Petroleum is a mixture of:
A. Only alkenes
B. Hydrocarbons of various molecular weights
C. Only aromatics
D. Only alkanes
Answer: Option B
Solution (By JKExamLibrary)
Petroleum (crude oil) is a complex mixture of hydrocarbons including alkanes, cycloalkanes, aromatics, and smaller amounts of other compounds containing sulfur, nitrogen, oxygen. It is separated into fractions by fractional distillation.

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