OAU: Distinguish btw.petrol and petroleum. Another impending controversial issue around d corner 4 some people?

KENNEDINHO41

4 Jul, 2015

Chemistry

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HOLAYINKER
11 years ago

Petrol is only a product of fractional distilation of petroleum,just like kerosene,bitumen,disele.t.c

Braingenius2
11 years ago

Petroleum is also known as crude oil.On the other hand, petrol is one of the products gotten from the fractional distillation of crude oil(Petroleum). In simple terms petroleum is a mixture containing constituents such as kerosene, lubricating oil, bitumen, diesel e.t.c including petrol.

alexobeth
10 years ago

petrol id product of petroleum....petroleum consist kerp,petrol, bitumen, gas e.t.c

nwanando2014
10 years ago

yeah petrol is derived from petroleum through frictional distillation

petrol is a refined petroleum that is used as fuel in vehicles While petroleum is an oil found in layers of rock and it is refined to produce different forms of fuels

KENNEDINHO41
10 years ago

Well said by all

KENNEDINHO41
10 years ago

I apologize 4 being a bit cantankerous.

KENNEDINHO41
10 years ago

My Apologies

KENNEDINHO41
10 years ago

God bless Nigeria

decklan orie
10 years ago

petroleum is a viscous mixture of various hydrocarbon including petrol and consist of complex cabon atom

while petrol is gotten from petroleum and consist of 1-4 carbon atom

honiebee225
10 years ago

petrol is a liquid used in cars, etc to make engine work while petroleum is oil gotten 4rm under the ground that is used to make petrol and other chemical substances

bloom10290
14 hours ago

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