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Chem Com - Petroleum
Petroleum Unit A
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Crude oil | unrefined liquid petroleum as it is pumped from the ground by oil wells. |
| Hydrocarbon | A molecule composed only of carbon and hydrogen atoms |
| Viscosity | A measure of "thick" liquids with resistance to flow. The thicker the fluid, the higher the measurement. |
| Alkane | A hydrocarbon containing only single covalent bonds. |
| Lewis dot structure | the representation of atoms, ions and molecules where valence-electrons dots surround each atom's symbol; it is useful for indicating covalent bonding. |
| Molecular formula | a chemical expression indicating the total atoms of each element contained in one molecule of a particular substance |
| Covalent bond | a linkage between two atoms involving the sharing of one pair (single bond), two pairs (double bond), or three pairs (triple bond) of valence electrons. |
| Isomer | A molecule that has the same formula as another molecule and differs from it only by the arrangement of atoms or bonds. |
| Petroleum | is a naturally occurring, flammable liquid found in rock formations in the Earth consisting of a complex mixture of hydrocarbons of various molecular weights, plus other organic compounds. |