Fractional distillation
What Fractional distillation means in Chemistry GCSE, as defined for AQA.
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The process by which the many hydrocarbons in crude oil are separated into fractions, each containing molecules with a similar number of carbon atoms.
A processing method that separates crude oil by boiling point to provide fuels and petrochemicals.
The method by which the ethanol formed in aqueous solution can be separated.
Topics that use Fractional distillation
- Alcohols (AQA GCSE)
- Fractional distillation and petrochemicals (AQA GCSE)
- Using the Earth's resources and sustainable development (AQA GCSE)
Related terms
- Cracking
- Finite resources
- –OH group
- Agricultural productivity
- Alkenes
- Boiling point and molecular size
- Catenation and structural variety in carbon compounds
- Data interpretation
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