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O-LevelChemistryOrganic Chemistry5070/11 · May/June 2014 · Q151 Mark

Bitumen, diesel, naphtha and paraffin (kerosene) are all fractions obtained by the fractional distillation of petroleum. Which row gives a correct use for the named fraction?

Afraction: bitumen, use: a source of polish
Bfraction: diesel, use: a fuel for aircraft engines
Cfraction: naphtha, use: a fuel for heating
Dfraction: paraffin, use: a fuel for cooking

✓ Correct answer

D: fraction: paraffin, use: a fuel for cooking

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Organic Chemistry, O-Level Chemistry (syllabus 5070). Multiple choice, 1 mark.
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O-Level Chemistry, May/June 2014 Paper 1 Variant 1, question 15.

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