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Which of the following factors does not govern the mechanism of petroleum formation from organic sources ?

Which of the following factors does not govern the mechanism of petroleum formation from organic sources ?

A. pH of the soil
B. Bacterial action
C. Heat
D. Pressure

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Maximum viscosity of tar/PCM/fuel oil for easy and efficient atomisation in conventional burner is _______________ centistokes (or 100 Redwood I seconds) ?

Maximum viscosity of tar/PCM/fuel oil for easy and efficient atomisation in conventional burner is _______________ centistokes (or 100 Redwood I seconds) ?

A. 5
B. 25
C. 50
D. 100

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Aromatics have the highest ________________ of all the hydrocarbons of same carbon atoms?

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Aromatics have the highest ________________ of all the hydrocarbons of same carbon atoms?

A. Smoke point
B. Octane number
C. Cetane number
D. Viscosity

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Lane and Garton classification of petroleum is based on its ____________________?

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Lane and Garton classification of petroleum is based on its ____________________?

A. Composition
B. Specific gravity
C. Optical properties
D. Viscosity

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Road grade bitumen is produced from vacuum residue by its ____________________?

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Road grade bitumen is produced from vacuum residue by its ____________________?

A. Aeration
B. Pyrolysis
C. Hydrogenation
D. Steam reforming

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Products drawn from the top to bottom of the crude oil distillation column has progressively increasing ___________________?

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Products drawn from the top to bottom of the crude oil distillation column has progressively increasing ___________________?

A. Boiling points
B. Molecular weight
C. C/H ratio
D. All A., B. and C.

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Iso-octane is used as a reference substance in the definition of octane number and it is assigned an octane number value of 100. Iso-octane is chemically known as ___________________?

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Iso-octane is used as a reference substance in the definition of octane number and it is assigned an octane number value of 100. Iso-octane is chemically known as ___________________?

A. α-methyl naphthalene
B. 2-2-4 tri methyl pentane
C. 1, 3 butadiene
D. Tetra methyl ethylene

Iso-octane is used as a reference substance in the definition of octane number and it is assigned an octane number value of 100. Iso-octane is chemically known as ___________________? Read More »

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