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Question 42
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Crude oil is separated into useful fractions using fractional distillation.

The table below shows the percentages of crude oil fractions from different oil wells.

FractionPercentage of fraction in Well APercentage of fraction in Well BPercentage of fraction in Well C
Refinery gas246
Gasoline81525
Kerosene121614
Diesel182015
Fuel oil222530
Residue382010
a.

A barrel of crude oil from Well B has a mass of 165 kg165\text{ kg}165 kg. Calculate the mass of kerosene in this barrel.

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b.

Alkanes have the general formula CnH2n+2\text{C}_n\text{H}_{2n+2}Cn​H2n+2​. Write the formula of icosane, the alkane with 20 carbon atoms.

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A sample of hexadecane, C16H34\text{C}_{16}\text{H}_{34}C16​H34​, was cracked. One molecule of hexadecane produced three molecules of ethene, C2H4\text{C}_2\text{H}_4C2​H4​, and one molecule of product YYY. C16H34→3C2H4+product Y\text{C}_{16}\text{H}_{34} \rightarrow 3\text{C}_2\text{H}_4 + \text{product } YC16​H34​→3C2​H4​+product Y Write the chemical formula for product YYY.

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