Organic Chemistry: Fuels

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Total cards: 15•Content version: v4•Public deck•Updated: 8/1/2026

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Front (Question)

Name the three fuels

Back (Answer)

coal, natural gas, petroleum

Front (Question)

What is the main constituent of natural gas?

Back (Answer)

methane

Front (Question)

What is petroleum?

Back (Answer)

A mixture of hydrocarbons

Front (Question)

How is petroleum separated?

Back (Answer)

Fractional distillation

Front (Question)

What is the petroleum mnemonic

Back (Answer)

Randy’s grumpy nice keyboard does fine lighting bears

Front (Question)

What are the eight fractions of petroleum?

Back (Answer)

refinery gas, gasoline, naphtha, kerosene, diesel oil, fuel oil, lubricating fraction, bitumen

Front (Question)

What is the use of refinery gas?

Back (Answer)

Bottled gas for heating and cooking

Front (Question)

What is the use of gasoline?

Back (Answer)

Petrol in cars

Front (Question)

What is the use of naphtha?

Back (Answer)

Making chemicals

#10

Front (Question)

What is the use of kerosene/paraffin?

Back (Answer)

Jet fuel

#11

Front (Question)

What is the use of diesel oil?

Back (Answer)

Fuel in diesel engines

#12

Front (Question)

What is the use of fuel oil?

Back (Answer)

Fuel for ships and home heating systems

#13

Front (Question)

What is the use of lubricating fraction?

Back (Answer)

Lubricants, waxes and polishes

#14

Front (Question)

What is the use of bitumen?

Back (Answer)

Making roads

#15

Front (Question)

Describe the trends as you go down the fractions (5)

Back (Answer)

• Molecules get larger • Higher boiling points • Less volatile • Flows less easily • Ignites less easily